Mark Scott (1936 - April 26, 2005) was an American talk radio host. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ...

Biography

Scott attended five colleges and served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War before starting his career in broadcasting. The UKs Royal Marines in a Rigid Raider assault watercraft A marine corps (from French corps de marine) is a branch of a nations armed forces incorporating Marines, intended to be capable of mounting amphibious assaults using infantry, armour, aircraft, and watercraft. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders...

He became a controversial radio host on AM-1270 WXYZ (later WXYT after the station changed hands), starting in 1980 through the late 1990s. Politically, he referred to himself as a "Jeffersonian Conservative", but he was strongly libertarian, and popularized many libertarian philosophical positions, especially those of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand, in the metropolitan Detroit area. His trademark sign-off was a single word: "Excelsior!" He also promoted his show with the phrase "deus ex machina" which he translated as "the God of the Machine" (in this case the machine being the radio). American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] best known for developing Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the novella Anthem. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Look up Excelsior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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. Sports Talk consists of radio talk shows which the subject revolves around sports entertainment. ...

Mr Scott died of an apparent heart attack at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. Southfield is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

This is John Murphy of Clinton Township, Michigan. I began listening to conservative talk radio in January 1981. Mark Scott was the first one I listened to on AM-1270 WXYT. I had the distinct priveledge of meeting Mark Scott at a Macomb County Taxpayer Association fundraiser in Harrison Township, Michigan on November 9, 1991 (I still have my ticket stub). He shook my hand and immediately christened me with the nickname "Irishman". One of his core beliefs was "A is A". A thing is what it is. A liberal is a liberal and not a progressive. He often said that a table cannot be a sandwich. I miss him.