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Mr. Weingarten has appeared as a guest on, among other programs, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Ingraham Angle, and The Ben Shapiro Show, is a frequent guest-host for the nationally syndicated The Buck Sexton Show, and a contributor to Newsmax. He is the Founder and CEO of ChangeUp Media, a media consulting and production firm dedicated to helping conservative individuals and institutions create and amplify compelling content in text, audio, and video. Mr. Weingarten is a 2010 graduate of Columbia University where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics/political science.
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