History or "How to be a talk show host"

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Since March, 2001 Lloyd Sloan has been heard on WGNU, where he is known as "The Sloan Ranger."

Lloyd says, "I had guest host trial evaluations: Monday, 26 February 2001 and Monday, 5 March 2001 On Thursday that week (March 8th) I got the call from John Minicke asking if I could do the Tuesday night 7:00 pm slot. I said, "sure-- when do I start?" He said, "next Tuesday of course." On Tuesday, 13 March 2001 I did my first show. (Beware the Ides of March)"

The Sloan Ranger Introduction
"A fiery voice with the speed of light a cloud of talk and a hearty "hi, yo caller!"-- with his faithful broadcast companion "mikey" the daring and resourceful masked debater of the airwaves leads the fight against taxes & boredom in the body politic.
Join with us now for those thrilling hours of arguments. The Sloan Ranger talks again!
"

When asked to label his views, Mr. Sloan answers, "I am a jeffersonian whig".

Mr. Sloan has created a hypertext application of The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. He has run for Congress, published a newspaper, authored Top Ten lists, programmed Oracle stored procedures, and taught college mathematics. He is a graduate of Harvard College.


Questions I am often asked

How did I become a talk show host? First, I like talk radio and arguing.
I took a dare from a friend.
"this man will make a great talk show host."
Two Monday air tests. "don't call us, we'll call you."
What sort of skills & training do I have?  
What's it like to be a celebrity?  
What's it like on the air? Is it fun?  
What did I learn?  
What are my favorite moments?  
My Favorite Moments
The first night. Censored! Scared amateur. I am not even myself.
40 minutes without a call (just me & slavery reparations)
My first promo and bumper-- The Sloan Ranger is born
I call myself a "Whig"
"Jesus never owned a bible" (Warren from Chicago)
"Bill Clinton"
"Can you solve a quadratic equation?"
"have you notified the federation about this?"
I become a journalist. (9-11-2001)
Some people first heard of Jack Buck's death from me (impromptu eulogy)
The caller who saw Enos "Country" Slaughter spike Jackie Robinson
My first interview: author of a book against the drug war ("Drug Crazy")
The (surprise) Elvis interview
Katelyn interview (pledge of allegiance)
WGNU Christmas party. I meet some callers.

(Last Updated: April 9, 2006)