Katherine Lanpher

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Katherine Lanpher (born 1959) is an American writer, journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster, who came to national prominence as the co-host of the Air America Radio program The Al Franken Show in 2004 and 2005.

Early life and education

Katherine Lanpher was born in 1959.[1][2] Lanpher graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and with a master's degree in American Cultural History from the University of Chicago.[3]

Career

Lanpher started her career with internships at the Muskegon Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Sun-Times.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Lanpher worked for the St. Paul Pioneer Press for sixteen years (the last six as a columnist),[3] then left to host Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program from August 1998 until January 20, 2004.[4][5][6]

Lanpher moved to New York City in 2004 to co-host the Air America Radio flagship program The O'Franken Factor[7] She left the show on October 7, 2005, to write a memoir concerning her move to New York City, where she currently resides.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Her memoir is entitled Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move (Template:ISBN) and was published on October 10, 2006, by Springboard Press.

On January 4, 2007, More magazine announced that Lanpher would host an hour-long weekly broadcast on XM Satellite Radio called More Time; it debuted January 16 on XM's "Take Five" channel. The announcement said the broadcast would "celebrate the lifestyles of 40+ women with coverage of real women, health, fashion, beauty, travel, entertainment and more.[8] The show ended on or beforeScript error: No such module "Unsubst". XM's merger with Sirius Radio.

Since July 2008, Lanpher has been a contributor to WNYC's The Takeaway.[9]

Podcasts

Since 2006,[10] Lanpher has hosted the monthly "Upstairs at the Square" for Barnes & Noble, currently available as a podcast[11] and since March 2008 as part of the Barnes & Noble Studio.[12] In 2009, Lanpher became the host of TIME Financial Toolkit, a Time magazine podcast in which she talks to "TIME business and economics reporters to sort through the headlines, forecasts, news and numbers."[13]

References

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  8. More Magazine Launches “More Time” ON XM Radio Template:Webarchive, a January 2007 news release from XM Satellite Radio
  9. Katherine Lanpher's Latest Stories Template:Webarchive from The Takeaway
  10. Barnes & Noble's Acclaimed "Upstairs at the Square" Series Celebrates Three Years of Innovative & Eclectic Events with Three Blockbuster Shows, a May 2009 Business Wire release
  11. Upstairs at the Square Template:Webarchive from feedroom.com
  12. Barnes & Noble Launches `Barnes & Noble Studio', a March 2008 Business Wire release via Reuters
  13. TIME Financial Toolkit, from FeedBurner

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