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| == Television and radio == | == Television and radio == | ||
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Laporte has worked on technology-related broadcasting projects, including ''Dvorak On Computers'' in January 1991 (co-hosted with computer pundit ]), and ''Laporte On Computers'' on ] and ] in ]. Laporte also hosted ''Internet!'' on ], and ''The Personal Computing Show'' on ]. In 1997, he earned an ] for his work on ] ''].'' | ||
| In 1998, he created and co-hosted '']'' and the original version of ''Call for Help'' on the ] and ] network ] (later ''TechTV''). Laporte left ''The Screen Savers'' in 2004, and |
In 1998, he created and co-hosted '']'' and the original version of ''Call for Help'' on the ] and ] network ] (later ''TechTV''). Laporte left ''The Screen Savers'' in 2004, and later left the network after a dispute with Vulcan Ventures, over stock ownership and the cancellation of ''Call for Help''. His contract ended on March 31, and his absence from ''The Screen Savers'' on April 1 was originally believed to be an ] joke. | ||
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Laporte has also acted, playing Uncle Charlie in the movie ''Phoenix Rising''.<ref></ref> | ||
| Laporte was the host of the daily ] '']'', recorded in ], Canada. The program had formerly been known as '']'' when it was recorded in the U.S. and ]. The series aired on ], on the ] in ], on several of Canada's ] affiliates, and on ] |
Laporte was the host of the daily ] '']'', recorded in ], Canada. The program had formerly been known as '']'' when it was recorded in the U.S. and ]. The series aired on ], on the ] in ], on several of Canada's ] affiliates, and on ]. On March 5, 2008, Laporte confirmed on ''net@nite''<ref></ref> that ''The Lab with Leo Laporte'' had been canceled by ]. The ] refused to air the remaining episodes after it was announced the show had been canceled.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
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He hosts a weekend technology-oriented ] program show titled ''Leo Laporte: ].'' The show, started on ] (Los Angeles), is now syndicated through ], and on ]. Laporte appears semi-regularly on '']'',<ref></ref> '']'',<ref></ref> '']'', and briefly with ] on Friday mornings on KFI. He has also been a guest technology expert on numerous talk radio programs in local markets across the U.S. and Canada. | ||
| == Books == | == Books == | ||
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Laporte has written technology-oriented books including ''101 Computer Answers You Need to Know'', ''Leo Laporte's 2005 Gadget Guide'', ''Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo'', ''Leo Laporte's Guide to ]'' and ''Leo Laporte's PC Help Desk''. He has 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. | ||
| ⚫ | He has contributed to ] including '']'', '']'', and '']''. 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. | ||
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| In 2008, Laporte did the voice narration for the fable ''The True History of Little Golden-hood'' by Andrew Lang which was made available through ]. | In 2008, Laporte did the voice narration for the fable ''The True History of Little Golden-hood'' by Andrew Lang which was made available through ]. | ||
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| == Netcasting == | == Netcasting == | ||
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Laporte owns and operates a ] network, ]. It is available on ] and other podcast subscription services.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} Laporte says TWiT earns $1.5 million annually on a production cost of only $350,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2009/10/03/leo-laporte-video/ |title=Leo Laporte Makes $1.5 Million Per Year from Podcasting| author=Pete Cashmore |accessdate=24 June 2011 |publisher=]}}</ref> | ||
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| TWiT network "netcast" formats include | |||
| * Security: '']'' with ] | |||
| * Macintosh: '']'' and ''MacBreak Weekly'' | |||
| * Windows: '']'' with ] | |||
| * Open Source software: '']'' | |||
| * Google and the cloud: (This Week in Google) with ] and ] | |||
| * Android: | |||
| * Daily tech news: | |||
| * iPad: | |||
| * Amateur Radio: with ] (K9EID), ] (W6TWT) & guests. | |||
| * others: '']'' (formerly known as ''The Daily Giz Wiz'') with ], with ], '']'', and the '']'' with ] and ]. | |||
| By December 2010, his 23 shows were downloaded over 5,000,000 times a month.<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | title=Talking Tech and Building an Empire From Podcasts | |||
| |author=Jon Kalish |date=December 26, 2010|newspaper= NY Times | |||
| | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/27/technology/27podcast.html}}</ref> | |||
| == Recent publicized events == | |||
| On March 14, 2010, Leo Laporte made the World Record for the longest live-streamed Crowd-Surf,<ref></ref> as recognized by URDB World Records,<ref></ref> which he performed during a live episode of ] at the ] Interactive event in Austin Texas.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| In May 2010, Leo publicly deleted his ] account live on the air after frequent recommendations from other co-hosts.<ref>http://knoifm.com/news/1569-facebookdisablesknoi.html</ref><ref></ref><ref> at readwriteweb.com</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_y7mMlKgjY</ref> Laporte later re-activated his Facebook account to try out ]. He frequently pointed out in his shows that his attitude towards Facebook did not change, but that for being a journalist he needs to know what is happening on this important platform. | |||
| == TWiT Live == | |||
| Leo now hosts an online tech-oriented video stream ''TWiT Live''.<ref></ref> It is currently broadcast through two BitGravity<ref></ref> streams, as well as an audio only stream,<ref></ref> a ] channel and a ] channel which are all live every day from about 11AM to 7 PM ]. A complete, official programming schedule can be found on | |||
| On July 11, 2008 Laporte produced a special 24-hour show about the release of the ]. It received 500,733 views, with a peak of over 100,000 concurrent viewers.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark 'Rizzn' |last=Hopkins |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Leo Laporte Does 24 Hours of iPhone to Over a Quarter Million Viewers|url=http://mashable.com/2008/07/11/24-hours-iphone/ |work=Mashable: Social Networking News |publisher= |date=2008-07-11 |accessdate=2007-07-15 }}</ref> | |||
| The TWiT network's broadcast content was added in November 2009 as a free channel on the new ] streaming media device and can also be viewed on many internet-enabled televisions. | |||
| ⚫ | Laporte calls 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 ] over the ]. It's catchy and even kind of a ]."<ref></ref> With the addition of TWiT.tv's live video feed, the shows are no longer audio-only. | ||
| On January 27, 2010 Laporte hosted over 180,000 concurrent viewers as he provided in-depth coverage including live video and audio feeds from Apple's January 27 Event, where Apple's ] was first revealed by ]. | |||
| In January 2011 Laporte signed a new lease for a warehouse space in downtown Petaluma which became the new TWiT headquarters in July of 2011. This former furniture factory is a large facility that has more room for various studio setups and audience seating.<ref></ref> The facility that houses the new TWiT Studios has been many former businesses including a drug store (one that Leo once even took his children to), a furniture factory, and the main building for ]. The first broadcast of TWiT from there took place on July 24, 2011 and featured ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| ==Website hacked== | |||
| On Sept 15, 2011, Laporte's site, TWiT.tv, was hacked.<ref>http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/09/15/twit-tv-malware-infects-leo-laportes-website</ref> | |||
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| Born | Léo Gordon Laporte (1956-11-29) November 29, 1956 (age 68) Manhattan, New York City |
| Career | |
| Show | Approx. 20 shows on the TWiT netcast network, also The Tech Guy through Premiere Radio Networks |
| Station(s) | TWiT TV LLC; Premiere Radio Networks |
| Time slot | Saturdays and Sundays Live at 11:00AM PST |
| Website | http://www.leoville.com/ http://leoville.squarespace.com |
Léo Gordon Laporte (pronounced /ləˈpɔrt/; born November 29, 1956 in Manhattan, New York City) is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur.
Background
Laporte studied Chinese history at Yale University before dropping out in his junior year to pursue his career in radio broadcasting, where his early radio names were Dave Allen and Dan Hayes. He began his association with computers with his first home PC, an Atari 400. Laporte said he purchased his first Macintosh in 1984. He operated one of the first Macintosh-only bulletin board systems, MacQueue, from 1985 to 1988.
Formerly of Providence, Rhode Island, as of 2007, he lived in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry.
Television and radio
Laporte has worked on technology-related broadcasting projects, including Dvorak On Computers in January 1991 (co-hosted with computer pundit John Dvorak), and Laporte On Computers on KGO Radio and KSFO in San Francisco. 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.
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, and later left the network after a dispute with Vulcan Ventures, over stock ownership and the cancellation of Call for Help. 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 acted, playing Uncle Charlie in the movie Phoenix Rising.
Laporte was the host of the daily television show The Lab with Leo Laporte, recorded in Vancouver, Canada. The program had formerly been known as Call for Help when it was recorded in the U.S. and Toronto. The series aired on G4techTV Canada, on the HOW TO Channel in Australia, on several of Canada's Citytv affiliates, and on Google Video. On March 5, 2008, Laporte confirmed on net@nite that The Lab with Leo Laporte had been canceled by Rogers Communications. The HOW TO Channel refused to air the remaining episodes after it was announced the show had been canceled.
He hosts a weekend technology-oriented talk radio program show titled Leo Laporte: The Tech Guy. The show, started on KFI AM 640 (Los Angeles), is now syndicated through Premiere Radio Networks, and on XM Satellite Radio. Laporte appears semi-regularly on Showbiz Tonight, Live with Regis and Kelly, World News Now, and briefly with Bill Handel on Friday mornings on KFI. He has also been a guest technology expert on numerous talk radio programs in local markets across the U.S. and Canada.
Books
Laporte has written technology-oriented books including 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. He has 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.
He has contributed to periodicals including 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.
In 2008, Laporte did the voice narration for the fable The True History of Little Golden-hood by Andrew Lang which was made available through Audible.
Netcasting
Laporte owns and operates a netcast network, TWiT.tv. It is available on iTunes and other podcast subscription services. Laporte says TWiT earns $1.5 million annually on a production cost of only $350,000.
Laporte calls 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." With the addition of TWiT.tv's live video feed, the shows are no longer audio-only.
References
- Leo Laporte Information. TV.com
- On the Record...Online with Leo Laporte of This Week in Tech
- TwitLive Broadcast, after hours, 2008-12-09
- Focus On: Leo G4
- TWiT Episode 264 Transcript - September 5, 2010
- Leo Laporte (December 14, 2007). "Leo Laporte's Official Biography". Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- imdb: Phoenix Rising
- net@nite episode 46
- Lab with Leo off TV in Australia - Let us See the Remaining Episodes
- Response from How-To Channel Australia Regarding The Lab with Leo
- Showbiz Tonight: Transcript for July 25, 2005
- Leoville: Live with Regis and Kelly
- Pete Cashmore. "Leo Laporte Makes $1.5 Million Per Year from Podcasting". Mashable. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte
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