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Brendan Moran (born July 16, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television personality best known for his work as a co-host and field reporter on the G4 television program Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers). Moran previously worked as a producer for TechTV on TechLive and Fresh Gear. is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... G4 is a United States cable and satellite television channel geared toward viewers aged 12–34 and devoted to the world of video games and the people who play them. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Attack of the Show! logo as of May 2006. ... The Screen Savers (broadcast May 11, 1998 - March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV) on May 11, 1998. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... TechTV is also the name of a closed-circuit television network based in Ruston, Louisiana TechTV (May 11, 1998 – May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco, California featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ... TechLive (formerly known as ZDTV News) (1998-2004) was a live television program on the former technology-oriented channel TechTV (now known as G4). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Moran attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ...


On Attack of the Show!, Moran was best known for his field reports on trivial, and often, cult-like conventions, such as the "Hard liquor and Porn Festival", although he also covered more serious technology events. He was often portrayed as a pathetic alcoholic, although he also had a recurring James Bond-like tech review segment (as "Agent Triple O") and had his own Shaft-like theme song about his prowess with the ladies ("Ladies love the man, but they just don't understand, he's Brendan Moran...") His Chicago-esque "sooooo"'s and his perpetual gum-chewing were often affectionately imitated by the show's other hosts, much to Moran's seeming annoyance. He also did sketches called "Brendan Moran's Book Club", in which he hosted a bookclub composed of women who were too busy gossiping to discuss the tech and sci-fi books Moran attempted to introduce, much to his annoyance. In the final segment, it was revealed that the women were just waiting for Moran to leave so they could discuss the books, much to his annoyance. Attack of the Show! logo as of May 2006. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Shaft is a 1971 film used as a model for blaxploitation films, but many debate whether it actually falls under the category of blaxploitation itself (it has more elements of film noir). ...


Moran married co-host Sarah Lane on May 20th 2006. In April, both left Attack of the Show! and began a thirteen-month long honeymoon tour of the world and to pursue other opportunities. [1] Their last day on the show was April 6. Sarah Lane (born October 12, 1976 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American television personality. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Brendan's Official Blog

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Brendan Moran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (241 words)
Brendan Moran (born July 16, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television personality best known for his work as a co-host and field reporter on the G4 television program Attack of the Show!
Moran attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He also did sketches called "Brendan Moran's Book Club", in which he hosted a bookclub composed of women who were too busy gossiping to discuss the tech and sci-fi books Moran attempted to introduce, much to his annoyance.
Family rift is for keeps, says Moran's daughter - smh.com.au (440 words)
The faultlines dividing the family of health care magnate Doug Moran have widened, with his daughter, Kerry Jones, severing all contact with her parents.
With Shane Moran now set to challenge the terms of his departure as chief executive of the company his father built, the ghost of Brendan Moran still looms large.
Brendan's suicide in 1995 led to legal action in which the Morans' daughter-in-law, Kristina, blamed her husband's death on dysfunctional family dynamics.
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