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Ward Sloane, an "Evening News" producer in the Washington, D.C., bureau, joined CBS News in 1982 as a researcher in the political unit. He was later assignment editor and assignment manager in Washington before moving on to New York, where he managed logistics for coverage of the 1988 presidential campaign. He returned to Washington to become the White House producer for the morning news and joined the “Evening News” in 1993 as a producer. Since then, he's helped create and cover the aviation beat with correspondent Bob Orr, has covered a multitude of political stories and won three Emmys and a Sigma Delta Chi award along the way. Below, Sloane discusses some of the more memorable aspects of those experiences.

What do you do at CBS News?

I have a tri-part answer. I often tell people that I am a reducer, not a producer. By which I mean I take a lot of information from a day’s events and “reduce” it to a hopefully intelligent and cohesive two-minute “Evening News” piece. Second, I am a facilitator and believe that I’m doing my work when the whole team is working together—the correspondent, the camera people, the editor and our graphics team. I try to keep everyone on the same page. And finally, I am a valet. At least that’s how I introduce myself when I out on a story with a correspondent, so that the subject of our story knows that chiefly I’m responsible for keeping the correspondent happy.

What single issue should be covered more at CBS News?

That’s like being a single issue candidate in politics. But if I had to choose, I’d say technology.

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After many years covering Washington, D.C., "Evening News" producer Ward Sloane has a few thoughts on things like media teleconferences held by government agencies, which he’s shared on CBSNews.com before. Tomorrow, he'll offer some more stories about what it's been like to cover everything from the Kosovo crisis to the Columbia shuttle disaster. He’s on hand to answer your questions as well, so submit them via e-mail or in comments.

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They aren’t happening until November, but in Washington, buzz is already in full swing about the 2006 mid-term elections. As such, “Evening News” producer Ward Sloane, who’s based in the Washington bureau, has already begun his share of the coverage. But before he gets too wrapped up in all of it, Sloane is on hand this week as our "10 Plus 1" subject to answer the questions that you e-mail or post in comments. He'll answer our standard list along with one of yours.

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