Leo Laporte facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Leo Laporte
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Laporte pictured in 2007
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| Born | November 29, 1956 New York City, U.S.
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| Known for | Founding TWiT.tv |
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| Television | Internet! (PBS), The Site (MSNBC), Call for Help (ZDTV/TechTV), The Screen Savers (ZDTV/TechTV) |
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Leo Laporte (born November 29, 1956) is a well-known American TV and radio host. He is famous for talking about technology. Leo founded TWiT.tv, which is an online network for podcasts. These podcasts are all about the latest in technology.
For many years, Leo hosted a popular weekly radio show called The Tech Guy. He also worked as a technology host for TechTV from 1998 to 2008. In late 2022, Leo announced his retirement from The Tech Guy radio show. Another tech expert, Rich DeMuro, now hosts a new show called "Rich On Tech" in its place.
Leo Laporte's Early Life and Education
Leo Laporte was born in New York City. His father was a geologist. Leo went to Yale University to study Chinese history. However, he left college early to start a career in radio.
In his early radio days, he used different on-air names like Dave Allen. Leo became interested in computers with his first home computer, an Atari 400. By 1984, he owned a Macintosh computer. He even wrote a review about software for a magazine called Byte.
Leo Laporte on TV and Radio
Leo Laporte has spent many years working on TV and radio shows about technology. In 1991, he co-hosted a show called Dvorak on Computers. He also had his own show, Laporte on Computers, on radio stations in San Francisco.
In 1997, Leo won an Emmy Award. This award was for his work on the MSNBC show The Site. On that show, he played a special computer-animated character named Dev Null.
In 1998, Leo helped create and host two popular shows on ZDTV (which later became TechTV). These shows were The Screen Savers and Call for Help.
Later, Leo hosted a daily TV show called The Lab with Leo Laporte. This show was filmed in Canada. It was known as Call for Help when it was made in the U.S. and earlier in Canada. The show was shown in Canada, Australia, and on Google Video. In 2008, the show was canceled.
Until December 2022, Leo hosted his weekend radio show, Leo Laporte: The Tech Guy. This show talked about all sorts of technology topics. It was broadcast across many radio stations. Leo also appeared on other TV shows, like Showbiz Tonight.
Leo also has an amateur radio license. His call sign is W6TWT.
TWiT.tv: Leo Laporte's Podcast Network
Leo Laporte owns and runs his own podcast network called TWiT.tv. He runs it with his wife, Lisa Laporte. A podcast network is like a TV channel, but for audio and video shows that you can listen to or watch online.
TWiT.tv creates many different technology-focused podcasts. These shows cover everything from the latest gadgets to computer security. The TWiT studios are located in Petaluma, California, where Leo lives. The network has grown a lot since it started.
