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{{short description|American actor, playwright and radio/television personality}} | {{short description|American actor, playwright and radio/television personality}} | ||
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[[File:Kate Botello | [[File:Kate Botello ZDTV headshot.jpg|thumb|Kate Botello during her stint on ZDTV]] | ||
'''Kate Botello''' is a former American television personality best known for her work on the [[San Francisco]], [[California]]-based [[ZDTV]] (later known as [[TechTV]] and then as [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]). | '''Kate Botello''' is a former American television personality best known for her work on the [[San Francisco]], [[California]]-based [[ZDTV]] (later known as [[TechTV]] and then as [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]). | ||
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Botello left TechTV in 2002 and moved to [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] where she worked on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as a freelance actor, singer and playwright. In her time there, she starred [[Off-Broadway]] as Judy Garland in the [[cabaret]] musical, ''Judy Garland and the Uninvited Company'' and the annual holiday musical, ''Judy's Christmas Garland''. The cabaret show later toured other cities. A critic wrote that "Botello nails Garland's familiar speaking voice, singing voice and facial expressions".<ref>{{cite news |last=Damiano |first=Mary |title=TWO ACTRESSES DEFTLY STRING TOGETHER GARLAND'S LIFE |newspaper=[[South Florida Sun]] |date=March 8, 2007 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/387737607 |access-date=September 2, 2013|id={{ProQuest|387737607}} }}</ref> | Botello left TechTV in 2002 and moved to [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] where she worked on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as a freelance actor, singer and playwright. In her time there, she starred [[Off-Broadway]] as Judy Garland in the [[cabaret]] musical, ''Judy Garland and the Uninvited Company'' and the annual holiday musical, ''Judy's Christmas Garland''. The cabaret show later toured other cities. A critic wrote that "Botello nails Garland's familiar speaking voice, singing voice and facial expressions".<ref>{{cite news |last=Damiano |first=Mary |title=TWO ACTRESSES DEFTLY STRING TOGETHER GARLAND'S LIFE |newspaper=[[South Florida Sun]] |date=March 8, 2007 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/387737607 |access-date=September 2, 2013|id={{ProQuest|387737607}} }}</ref> | ||
In November 2005, Botello moved to [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], [[Michigan]] where she | In November 2005, Botello moved to [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], [[Michigan]] where she co-founded Traverse City Web Design. | ||
In June 2011, Botello began hosting Weird News Radio,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://weirdnewsradio.com/about-the-weird-news-radio-podcast-jim-harold-kate-botello/ |title=About Weird News Radio |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921201042/http://weirdnewsradio.com/about-the-weird-news-radio-podcast-jim-harold-kate-botello/ |archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> a weekly audio podcast, with Jim Harold.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She | In June 2011, Botello began hosting Weird News Radio,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://weirdnewsradio.com/about-the-weird-news-radio-podcast-jim-harold-kate-botello/ |title=About Weird News Radio |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921201042/http://weirdnewsradio.com/about-the-weird-news-radio-podcast-jim-harold-kate-botello/ |archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> a weekly audio podcast, with Jim Harold.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She was also on the air from 7 to 10 am Eastern on "Classical IPR", part of [[Interlochen Public Radio]], [[WIAA (FM)]], [[Interlochen, Michigan]]. Her programming on Classical IPR included "Showtunes with Kate Botello" airing on Sunday evenings at 7 pm EST, "Kids Commute" airing weekdays at 7:40am and 3:20pm, and the podcast of "Classical Sprouts"<ref>{{cite web |title=Interlochen Public Radio Launches “Awesome Classical Music Podcast For Kids” |website=[[Classics Today]] |date=June 20, 2022 |url=https://www.classicstoday.com/interlochen-public-radio-launches-awesome-classical-music-podcast-for-kids/#:~:text=The%20podcast%20is%20hosted%20by%20Kate%20Botello%2C%20Emmy-winning,children%20and%20parents%20during%20their%20commute%20to%20school. |access-date=July 5, 2025}}</ref> Botello ended her stint at Interlochen Public Radio in October, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Classical IPR will bid farewell to host Kate Botello in October |website=[[Interlochen Public Radio|IPR]] |date=October 7, 2024 |url=https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/2024-10-07/staffing-and-programming-updates-for-classical-ipr-october-2024 |access-date=July 5, 2025}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | * {{cite web |last=Botello |first=Kate |date= March 29, 2002 |title= A Fond Farewell From Kate Botello |url= http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/36929/A_Fond_Farewell_From_Kate_Botello.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427135837/http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/36929/A_Fond_Farewell_From_Kate_Botello.html |archive-date=2006-04-27 |url-status=dead}} | ||
* [http://www.weirdnewsradio.com WeirdNewsRadio.com] | * [http://www.weirdnewsradio.com WeirdNewsRadio.com] | ||
* {{IMDb name|id=0098464|name=Kate Botello}} | * {{IMDb name|id=0098464|name=Kate Botello}} | ||
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Kate Botello is a former American television personality best known for her work on the San Francisco, California-based ZDTV (later known as TechTV and then as G4).
Career
Botello was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1] She graduated high school in Mendocino, California and studied theater in San Francisco State University.[1][2] Following a series of temp jobs, she joined Ziff Davis as a tech support staffer. Botello's Judy Garland impression while installing a printer caught the attention of Leo Laporte, who offered her a co-hosting position on the technology-oriented television program The Screen Savers.[2] In 1999, Botello and Laporte were described as "the two most popular personalities on the only 24-hour national cable channel devoted exclusively to computers and the Internet".[3] When the pair appeared at a promotional event in York, Pennsylvania that year: "Geeks swarmed the local electronics store where Kate Botello and Leo Laporte were signing autographs. Security had to be called to help guide the two computer advice experts to their car."[4]
In 2000, Botello left The Screen Savers to co-host GameSpot TV, a video game review show, with Adam Sessler. In February 2001, the show was renamed Extended Play. She also co-hosted a TechTV video on computer basics with Chris Pirillo.
Botello left TechTV in 2002 and moved to Brooklyn, New York where she worked on Broadway as a freelance actor, singer and playwright. In her time there, she starred Off-Broadway as Judy Garland in the cabaret musical, Judy Garland and the Uninvited Company and the annual holiday musical, Judy's Christmas Garland. The cabaret show later toured other cities. A critic wrote that "Botello nails Garland's familiar speaking voice, singing voice and facial expressions".[5]
In November 2005, Botello moved to Traverse City, Michigan where she co-founded Traverse City Web Design.
In June 2011, Botello began hosting Weird News Radio,[6] a weekly audio podcast, with Jim Harold.[6] She was also on the air from 7 to 10 am Eastern on "Classical IPR", part of Interlochen Public Radio, WIAA (FM), Interlochen, Michigan. Her programming on Classical IPR included "Showtunes with Kate Botello" airing on Sunday evenings at 7 pm EST, "Kids Commute" airing weekdays at 7:40am and 3:20pm, and the podcast of "Classical Sprouts"[7] Botello ended her stint at Interlochen Public Radio in October, 2024.[8]
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External links
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- WeirdNewsRadio.com
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- Traverse City Web Design
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