Katherine Lanpher

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Katherine Lanpher
Born 1959
Moline, Illinois
Education Northwestern University,
University of Chicago
Occupation Writer, journalist, broadcaster, podcaster
Notable credit(s) St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist, co-host of The Al Franken Show, author of Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move

Katherine Lanpher (born 1959)[1][2] 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.

Lanpher started her career with internships at the Muskegon Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Sun-Times.[citation needed] Lanpher worked for the St. Paul Pioneer Press for sixteen years (the last six as a columinist),[3] then left to host Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program from August 1998 until January 20, 2004.[citation needed]

Lanpher moved to New York City in 2004 to co-host the Air America Radio flagship program The O'Franken Factor[4] She left the show on October 7, 2005 to write a memoir concerning her move to New York City, where she currently resides.[5] Her memoir is entitled Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move (ISBN 0821258303) 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.[6] The show ended on or before[specify] XM's merger with Sirius Radio.

Since July 2008, Lanpher has been a contributor to WNYC's The Takeaway.[7]

Podcasts

Lanpher interviewing Nick Cave in New York City, 2009.

Since 2006,[8] Lanpher has hosted the monthly "Upstairs at the Square" for Barnes & Noble, currently available as a podcast[9] and since March 2008 as part of the Barnes & Noble Studio.[10] 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."[11]

Education

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]

References

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External links


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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lanpher from her official website
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  5. ↑ Katherine Lanpher on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  6. ↑ More Magazine Launches “More Time” ON XM Radio, a January 2007 news release from XM Satellite Radio
  7. ↑ Katherine Lanpher's Latest Stories from The Takeaway
  8. ↑ 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
  9. ↑ Upstairs at the Square from feedroom.com
  10. ↑ Barnes & Noble Launches `Barnes & Noble Studio', a March 2008 Business Wire release via Reuters
  11. ↑ TIME Financial Toolkit, from FeedBurner
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