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Encyclopedia > Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte


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Birth name Leo Gordon Laporte
Born November 29, 1956 (1956-11-29) (age 50)
Flag of the United States New York City, New York
Show The Tech Guy
Station(s) Premiere Radio Networks
Time slot Saturdays and Sundays Live at 11:00AM PST
Show The Lab With Leo Laporte
Station(s) G4techTV Canada & HOW TO Channel Australia
Time slot Daily, 6:00 PM EST on G4techTV Canada,
Website http://leoville.com/

Leo Gordon Laporte (born November 29, 1956 in New York City, New York)[1] is an American technology broadcaster and author. Currently he lives in Petaluma, California, with his wife Jennifer and two children, Henry and Abby and a dog, Ozzy.[2] is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... The Tech Guy is a nationally syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte of TechTV and TWiT.tv fame. ... Premiere Radio Networks is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... The HOW TO Channel is an Australian cable and satellite television channel. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Aerial view of Petaluma, California. ...

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Early career

Laporte studied Chinese History at Yale University.[3] He began his association with computers with his first home PC, an Atari 400.[4] He operated one of the first Macintosh-only bulletin board systems, MacQueue, from 1985 to 1988.[5] The history of China is told in traditional historical records that refer as far back as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors about 5,000 years ago, supplemented by archaeological records dating to the 16th century BC. China is one of the worlds oldest continuous civilizations. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... An Atari 800XL, one of the most popular machines in the series. ...


Television and radio

Laporte is the host of G4techTV Canada's daily television show The Lab with Leo Laporte, formerly known as Call for Help. The series also airs in Australia on the HOW TO Channel, as well as Google Video. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Call for Help is a computer and technology help television program that first aired exclusively on TechTV, a cable and satellite television network focused on technology. ... The HOW TO Channel is an Australian cable and satellite television channel. ...


He also hosts a technology-oriented talk radio program titled Leo Laporte: The Tech Guy. The show, once an exclusive to KFI AM 640 (Los Angeles), is now syndicated on Premiere Radio Networks. Laporte appears semi-regularly on Showbiz Tonight,[6] Live with Regis and Kelly[7], World News Now, and briefly with Bill Handel on Friday mornings on KFI. For other uses, see Talk Radio. ... The Tech Guy is a nationally syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte of TechTV and TWiT.tv fame. ... KFI is an AM radio station that began operating on March 15, 1922 as one of the United States first high-powered, clear channel stations. ... Premiere Radio Networks is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. ... Showbiz Tonight is CNN Headline Newss live, one hour, evening entertainment news show. ... Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. ... More insomniacs get their news from World News Now vanity card; clear parody of the late 1990s More Americans get their news from ABC News bumpers. ... William Wolf Handel (born 25 August 1951 in Brazil) is part lawyer, part radio personality. ...


Laporte has created, hosted, and contributed to a number of technology-related broadcasting projects. He created and co-hosted Dvorak On Computers in January 1991, and hosted Laporte On Computers on KGO Radio and KSFO in San Francisco. In addition, Laporte also hosted Internet! on PBS, and The Personal Computing Show on CNBC. In 1997 he earned an Emmy Award for his work on MSNBC's The Site, a daily Monday through Saturday hour-long newsmagazine he helped create and appeared on in the role of a computer-generated character named Dev Null. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... KGO 810 kHz on the AM band, is a news-talk format radio station based in San Francisco, California. ... “KSFO” redirects here. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... This article is about CNBC U.S., the business news channel in the U.S.. For other uses, see CNBC (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... An Emmy Award. ... MSNBC, a combination of MSN and NBC, is a 24-hour cable news channel in the United States and Canada, and a news website. ... The Site Logo The Site, hosted by Soledad OBrien, was an hour-long TV program devoted to the Internet revolution. ... This article is about the scientific discipline of computer graphics. ... Dev Null was an animated virtual reality character created in 1996 by Leo Laporte for MSNBCs computer and technology TV series, The Site. ...


In 1998, he created and co-hosted The Screen Savers and the original version of Call for Help on the cable and satellite network ZDTV (later TechTV). Laporte left The Screen Savers in 2004 due to a dispute with TechTV's then-outgoing owner, Vulcan Ventures, over stock ownership. His contract ended on March 31, and his absence from The Screen Savers on April 1 was originally believed to be an April Fool's Day joke. Laporte has also pursued acting, playing Uncle Charlie in the movie Phoenix Rising.[8] 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. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... TechTV (May 11, 1998 - May 28, 2004) was a 24-hours per day technology cable and satellite television channel based in San Francisco, California, featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ... Vulcan Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Books

Laporte has authored a number of technology-oriented books writings such as 101 Computer Answers You Need to Know, Leo Laporte's 2005 Gadget Guide, Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo, Leo Laporte's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger and Leo Laporte's PC Help Desk. Laporte has also published a yearly series of technology almanacs: Leo Laporte's Technology Almanac and Poor Leo's Computer Almanac. Laporte's latest and last book is Leo Laporte's 2006 Technology Almanac. Mac OS X version 10. ...


Throughout his career, he has contributed to a number of periodicals such as BYTE, InfoWorld, and MacUser. Laporte announced in October, 2006 that he will not renew his contract with Que Publishing and has retired from publishing his long series of books. He said, "Writing books is hard work and, love starved groupies aside, the compensations are scant. I’ll put my energies into something I love to do, talking for a living."[9] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In computer science a byte (pronounced bite) is a unit of measurement of information storage, most often consisting of eight bits. ... InfoWorld is an information technology online media and events business operating under the umbrella of InfoWorld Media Group, a division of IDG (International Data Group). ... MacUser, 27 May 2005 MacUser is a fortnightly computer magazine published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. ...


Podcasting

Laporte currently owns and operates a podcast network named "TWiT.tv." The name is derived from the network's flagship podcast this WEEK in TECH (aka TWiT) which is hosted by Laporte along with a rotating panel of guests usually made up of several other former TechTV employees. This show remains one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes and other podcast subscription services, as evidenced by winning an award at the November 2005 Podcasting Expo in California for the year's best podcast and by its over 280,000 weekly downloads. A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ... TWiT.tv is a podcast (though TWiT uses the term netcast) network run by technology broadcaster and author Leo Laporte. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... 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. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...


Laporte prefers to call his shows "netcasts," saying "I've never liked the word podcast. It causes confusion... people have told me that they can't listen to my shows because they 'don't own an iPod'... I propose the word 'netcast.' It's a little clearer that these are broadcasts over the Internet. It's catchy and even kind of a pun."[10] Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). ...


References

  1. ^ Leo Laporte Information. TV.com
  2. ^ Leo Laporte. Leo Laporte's Official Biography.
  3. ^ On the Record...Online with Leo Laporte of This Week in Tech
  4. ^ Focus On: Leo G4
  5. ^ Kava, Brad. "Leo Laporte back on KGO-AM, replacing Michael Finney", The Mercury News, 2007-02-14. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. 
  6. ^ Showbiz Tonight: Transcript for July 25, 2005
  7. ^ Leoville: Live with Regis and Kelly
  8. ^ imdb: Phoenix Rising
  9. ^ http://leoville.vox.com/library/post/dont-buy-my-book.html
  10. ^ http://www.twit.tv/2006/09/22/a_cast_by_any_other_name

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External links

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TWiT.tv podcasts
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TWiT.tv presenters
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Laporte spoke of his Emmy Award on This Week in Tech episode 77, at 21 minutes and 25 seconds[1].
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