Editing GeekSpeak (section)

== History ==

GeekSpeak was created and originally broadcast on [[KLVM (FM)|KUSP]] by Chris Neklason of Cruzio, Steve Schaefer of Guenther Computer, and board operator Ray Price from KUSP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cruzio.com/newsletter-archive/015-february-25-1998/|title=#015, February 25, 1998 - Cruzio Internet|website=Cruzio Internet|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-21}}</ref> Shortly thereafter Mark Hanford<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Archive - December 1998 |url=http://www.geekspeak.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981212025209/http://www.geekspeak.org/ |archive-date=December 12, 1998 }}</ref> of [[Cruzio]] joined the program.

Currently, the host/producer is Lyle Troxell, who took over in September 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekspeak.org/geeks/|title=Internet Archive - October 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428180819/http://www.geekspeak.org/geeks/|archive-date=April 28, 2001}}</ref>

In April 2016, citing financial difficulties,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.kusp.org/aboutkusp/2016/05/06/the-foundation-has-voted/ |title=Blog about KUSP » Blog Archive » the Foundation has voted |date=2016-05-21 |access-date=2016-05-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521042409/http://blogs.kusp.org/aboutkusp/2016/05/06/the-foundation-has-voted/ |archive-date=May 21, 2016 }}</ref> KUSP stopped broadcasting GeekSpeak with its final broadcast on May 5, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geekspeak.org/episodes/2016/05/07/|title=The Fellowship of the Geeks - GeekSpeak for 2016-05-07|website=geekspeak.org|access-date=2016-05-21}}</ref>

GeekSpeak episodes have been distributed as an archive on the internet since 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet - April 2001 Archive |url=http://www.geekspeak.org/show/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405193935/http://www.geekspeak.org/show/ |archive-date=April 5, 2001 }}</ref>  The podcast went live prior to March 5, 2005, with its first episode December 3, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://geekspeak.org/shows/rss.xml |title= GeekSpeak Shows|date=2005-03-01 |access-date=2016-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305231932/http://geekspeak.org/shows/rss.xml|archive-date=5 March 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref>