man ▁Slo an ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁commercial ▁av iation ▁news ▁site , ▁Air ch ive . com , ▁which ▁formed ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁al liance ▁with ▁Air ways ▁Magazine ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Air ways ▁News ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁before ▁ultimately ▁becoming ▁Air ways Mag . com ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁Chris ▁Slo an ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁public ▁access ▁TV ▁producer ▁in ▁Norman , ▁Oklahoma . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁first ▁paid ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁producer / editor ▁for ▁Jimmy ▁Houston ▁Produ ctions ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁TV ▁show ▁for ▁ESP N ▁and ▁now ▁N BC SN . ▁Slo an ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁“ pred itor ” ▁at ▁N BC ▁Television ▁Network , ▁which ▁a ired ▁his ▁prom o ▁for ▁the ▁“ L augh ▁In ” ▁series ’ ▁ 2 5 th ▁re union ▁during ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁launch ing ▁ 2 C , ▁Slo an ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁executive ▁cre ative , ▁programming ▁and ▁production ▁posts , ▁including ▁Creative ▁Director ▁for ▁N BC ▁Entertainment ; ▁V P ▁of ▁Re ality ▁Program ming ▁for ▁USA ▁Network s ; ▁V P ▁Production ▁for ▁T LC ▁Network ; ▁and ▁Editor ▁at ▁Lim el ight ▁Video .