Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Host of "History Matters"Gary Joiner is a cartographer and an associate professor of history at LSU in Shreveport. He is the author or editor of 12 books including “Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862,” “One Damn Blunder From Beginning to End: The Red River Campaign in 1864,” “Through the Howling Wilderness: The Red River Campaign and Union Failure in 1864,” “Red River Steamboats,” and “Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: Mississippi Squadron.”
Joiner was appointed chairman of Louisiana's Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force and also serves on the Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Commission.
Joiner’s commentaries air Tuesdays at 7:45 a.m. He explores a wide range of historical topics, and is currently working on a book compilation of his Red River Radio commentaries.
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Airs Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. This week commentator Gary Joiner looks back at the life and legend of Wyatt EarpHistory Matters is made possible…
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Airs Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. This week commentator Gary Joiner looks at the little understood prairie of Louisiana, and why the history of…
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Airs Tuesday, June 25, 2017, at 7:45 a.m. This week commentator Gary Joiner looks at Oakland Cemetery in Shreveport, and the stories it tells about…
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Airs Tuesday, June 18, 2017, at 7:45 a.m. This week commentator Gary Joiner studies a Major Miscalculation Hitler made during WW II which occurred 76…
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Airs Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. Commentator Gary Joiner looks back at the Persian Empire's defeat at The Battle of Marathon, and why this history…
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Airs Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. Commentator Gary Joiner looks at the rich and colorful history of the Sabine strip and the river that would…
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Airs Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. Commentator Gary Joiner examines the deeper meaning behind one of John Lennon's most beloved songs.History…
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Airs Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. This week Commentator Dr. Gary Joiner takes us through the concept and relationship of sacred soil with the souls…
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Airs Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. This week Commentator Dr. Gary Joiner looks back to 1937 Texas and the New London School Explosion.History…
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Airs Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 7:45 p.m. Gary Joiner remembers a shrewd Shreveport business entrepreneur, Mary Bennett Cane, who was born 205 years ago…