Reply #13: If he was soliciting online...

[jayctravis]

You have to admit that "James Guckert" does not bring to mind a "strapping military stud". With a name like that in grade school and high school he's probably heard every variation.

"Jeff Gannon" sounds white and urbane. It could be a porn star name -- or that of a high-power news reporter. And of course he's not going to whore with his real identity.

In this case, it's not a pseudonym or a pen name changed for ease of pronunciation or differentiation from people with similar names (as often happens in media occupations - for actors in SAG and Equity your name cannot match anyone else's). It is an alias used to both change his image and to keep anyone off his trail, say for tax evasion or prostitution.

My guess is he probably has a different "trick" name. Surely he didn't write in the press pool using the name he gives to his clients.