The Alan Sanders Show

sband. And, I know a little something about playing roles. I discovered theatre and performance early in college. The theatre bug bit me hard and I’ve spent my life, thus far, performing whenever I have a chance. I have played nearly 100 roles to-date, on stage, in video and on film. I’ve shot commercials and industrials. I’ve done voice-overs and have been involved with broadcast radio for over 20 years. I’ve directed dozens of shows and am most proud of bringing several Shakespeare productions to life, including Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing. I learned sword choreography and have since gone on to choreograph major sword battles for stage and in a full-length independent feature film called The Neon Dead. So far, I have received the Georgia Association of Broadcasters award four times. Two of those were for Best Show and the other two for Best On-Air Personality. I am on air every morning with drive-to-work radio as the host of Bartow’s Morning News on AM 1450 and FM100.3 WBHF. Additionally, I host my own talk show every Saturday from 7AM-10AM, called Waking Up with Alan. I am also a fill-in host for News 95.5 and AM750 WSB in Atlanta, filling in during Atlanta’s Evening News, covering for Erick Erickson and the for the late Herman Cain. I am also called to host special shows and to open the airwaves to listeners during times of crisis. During this time, from the mid-90’s to 2007, I spent 14+ years working for IBM, starting off in content acquisition, moving into IT support, eventually managing the IT support of eight e-Business Centers of Innovation. I then moved to a different area that allowed me to work from home until late 2007 when being an IT Project Manager wasn’t worth much during the economic downturn leading into the 2008 election cycle. After a handful of contractor jobs, my wife convinced me in 2010 to start my own production company – AJS Productions. The hours are long and the money hasn’t matched what I used to make, but I’m exceptionally happy and that goes a long way. Also during college, I took a year off to join the Navy during Gulf War I and was trained in military intelligence. I then became a reservist and used the Reserve G.I. Bill to finish college. In my spare time, I work on five different non-profit boards in Bartow County:

United Way – Helping to raise funds through employee payroll deduction to then be disseminated to other non-profit partner agencies. Bartow Against Drugs – Working on the prevention of underage drinking and dangerous binge drinking for college students. The Pettit Environmental Preserve – Working to preserve a large nature preserve, while providing educational programming and activities. SKORE Court, Juvenile Justice System – Goal is to work with kids who have been identified as heading in a negative direction and proactively put resources and services in place to help the child and the family rehabilitate themselves. SKORE stands for Supporting Kids on Road to Excellence. The Downtown Development Authority of Cartersville – Having a strong believe in capitalism, serving on the DDA allows me to help drive initiatives and programs to increase revenue in our local economy. Additionally, I am a mentor for at-risk youth. At home, we currently have four dogs. One is less than 15 pounds, one is closer to 25 pounds, one is 55 and our gentle giant is 85. All but one have been rescued. We have often said if we ever won the lottery, we would find a way to own a large enough piece of property to rescue so many more. Our smallest, Lola, is a Miniature-Pinscher. The next is an Italian Greyhound-Rat Terrier mix. Then comes the newest addition, a Husky-Shepherd mix, Lucy. Our big-boy is our Yellow Lab, Riley. In our lives, at one point, we actually had seven dogs, living out their lives being loved and pampered each and every minute! So, whenever a snarky Leftist tries to paint me with the wide brushstrokes of being a racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobe, who doesn’t care about the air, water, environment or animals, I just laugh. It’s such an easy attack because it takes no thinking to brandish those emotionally charged labels. Once you take a moment to look at my background, it should be obvious having a love of the Constitution and a reverence for the will of our Founding Fathers doesn’t mean the labels of the Left apply. That’s why childhood friend, Eric Wojciechowski, and I started the Freedom Cocktail website. We wanted to promote the conversation. We wanted people to discard their preconceived notions and come to the table with a willingness to listen to other points of view. Most importantly, we want to educate. And share an adult beverage in the process. Cheers!