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Mark Scott (radio host)

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Mark Scott (1936 - April 26, 2005) was an American talk radio host.

Biography

Scott attended five colleges and served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War before starting his career in broadcasting.

He became a controversial radio host on AM-1270 WXYZ (later WXYT after the station changed hands), starting in 1980 through the late 1990's. Politically, he referred to himself as a "Jeffersonian Conservative", but he was strongly libertarian, and popularized many libertarian philosophical positions in the metropolitan Detroit area. His trademark sign-off was a single word: "Excelsior!"

After WXYT changed format to an all sports talk station, Mark pioneered the use of the internet as a broadcast media by continuing his show on-line.

Mr Scott died of an apparent heart attack during orgasm.