| 词条 | Leo Laporte |
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|name = Leo Laporte |image = Leo Laporte 27 September 2007.jpg |imagesize = |caption = Laporte in 2007 |birth_name = Leo Gordon Laporte |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|11|29}} |birth_place = New York City, New York, United States |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = Jennifer Laporte (divorced) |children = 2 |show = Approx. 20 shows on the TWiT netcast network, also The Tech Guy through Premiere Networks |station = TWiT TV LLC; Premiere Networks |timeslot = Saturdays and Sundays live at 11:00 am PT (19:00 UTC/18:00 UTC during US DST), 3 hours
Leo Gordon Laporte ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|p|ɔr|t}}; born November 29, 1956)[1] is the host of The Tech Guy weekly radio show [2] and a host on TWiT.tv, an Internet podcast network focusing on technology. He is also a former TV technology host (1998–2008) and technology author (1995, 2002–2006). BackgroundLaporte, the son of a geologist, studied Chinese history at Yale University before dropping out in his junior year to pursue his career in radio broadcasting,[3] where his early on-air names were Dave Allen and Dan Hayes.[4] He began his association with computers with his first home computer, an Atari 400.[5] Television and radioLaporte has worked on technology-related broadcasting projects, including Dvorak on Computers in January 1991 (co-hosted with technology writer John C. Dvorak), and Laporte on Computers on KGO Radio and KSFO in San Francisco.[6] In 1997, Laporte was awarded a Northern California Emmy for his role as Dev Null, a motion capture character on the MSNBC show The Site. In 1998, Laporte created and co-hosted The Screen Savers,[7] and the original version of Call for Help on the cable and satellite network ZDTV (later TechTV).[8] Laporte was the host of the daily television show The Lab with Leo Laporte, recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The program had formerly been known as Call for Help when it was recorded in the U.S. and Toronto, Ontario. The series aired on G4 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[9] 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.[10][11] 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. Laporte also appears on Friday mornings on KFI with Bill Handel, and previously on such shows as Showbiz Tonight,[12] Live with Kelly,[13] and World News Now. He holds an amateur radio license, W6TWT. BooksLaporte has written technology-oriented books including:
He has published a yearly series of technology almanacs:
Laporte announced in October 2006 that he would not renew his contract with Que Publishing, and had retired from publishing books. In 2008, Laporte did a voice narration of the public domain[15] fable[16] The True History of Little Golden-hood[17] by Andrew Lang[18] from Audible (Amazon), a sponsor.[19] PodcastingLaporte owns and operates a podcast network, TWiT.tv with his wife[20] Lisa Laporte. Its shows are available on iTunes and other podcast subscription services. Before the expansion to new facilities in 2011, Laporte said TWiT earned $1.5 million annually on a production cost of $350,000.[21] In a 2012 Reddit posting, he commented that revenue was approaching $4 million.[22] {{third-party|date=July 2017}}The TWiT studios are located in Petaluma, California, where Laporte lives. On August 21, 2016, they moved into their current facilities at 1351-B Redwood Way.[23] The TWiT studios have always been in Petaluma, but in three different locations. TWiT identified the first as the "TWiT Cottage," the second as the "TWiT Brick House," and the current location as the "TWiT Eastside Studios."[24][25][23] References1. ^Leo Laporte Information. TV.com 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.premierenetworks.com/Pages/Leo-Laporte-The-Tech-Guy.aspx|title=Leo Laporte, your Go-To Gadget Guy|work= Premiere Radio Networks}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://ontherecordpodcast.com/on-the-record-online-with-leo-laporte-of-this-week-in-tech |title=On the Record...Online with Leo Laporte of This Week in Tech |last=Schwartzman |first=Eric |date=September 1, 2005 |website=On the Record Online}} 4. ^TwitLive Broadcast, after hours, 2008-12-09 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/6296/Focus_On_Leo.html|title=Focus On: Leo|website=G4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926020523/http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/6296/Focus_On_Leo.html|archive-date=September 26, 2006}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://archive.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/10/71893?currentPage=all|title=Podcasting's Reluctant Evangelist|work=WIRED}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/attack-of-the-show-finale-features-return-of-the-screen-savers-26524/|title=Attack of the Show!: Finale Features Return of The Screen Savers|work=tvseriesfinale.com}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/call-for-help/|title=Call for Help|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com}} 9. ^[https://archive.org/details/The.Lab.with.Leo The Lab with Leo Laporte] Internet Archive 10. ^Lab with Leo off TV in Australia – Let us See the Remaining Episodes {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804031636/http://blog.clickonline.org.au/2008/03/27/lab-with-leo-off-tv-in-australia-let-us-see-the-remaining-episodes/ |date=August 4, 2008 }} 11. ^Response from How-To Channel Australia Regarding The Lab with Leo {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804031755/http://blog.clickonline.org.au/2008/03/27/response-from-how-to-channel-australia-regarding-the-lab-with-leo/ |date=August 4, 2008 }} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/25/sbt.01.html|title=CNN.com – Transcripts|work=cnn.com}} 13. ^Leoville: Live with Regis and Kelly {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312214849/http://leoville.com/Appearances/LiveWithRegisAndKelly |date=March 12, 2007 }} 14. ^{{cite web| url =https://archive.org/details/leolaportes2005mac00lapo| title =Leo Laporte's 2005 Mac gadget guide| last1 =Laporte| first1 =Leo| last2 =Stauffer| first2 =Todd| date =| year =2005| location =Indianapolis, IN| publisher =Que| isbn =0789731746| lccn =2004107074| accessdate =| quote =Free eBook from the Internet Archive }} 15. ^Books by Lang, Andrew – Project Gutenberg 16. ^Little Red Riding Hood and other tales of Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 333 translated and/or edited by D. L. Ashliman 17. ^[https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/lang/andrew/l26rf/chapter21.html The Red Fairy Book, by Andrew Lang : THE TRUE HISTORY OF LITTLE GOLDEN HOOD] 18. ^[https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/lang/andrew/ Andrew Lang, 1844–1912] 19. ^TWiT.TV – this WEEK in TECH {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121055714/http://twit.tv/taxonomy/term/1/0/feed |date=January 21, 2015 }} 20. ^{{Triangulation|187|Danae Ringelmann}} 21. ^{{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=June 24, 2011 |publisher=Mashable}} 22. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/xh75q/i_am_leo_laporte_chief_twit_ama/c5maz0q |title=TWiT revenue at $4 million| author=Leo Laporte |accessdate=August 2, 2012 |publisher=Reddit}} 23. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/TWiT_Eastside_Studio_FAQ |title=TWiT Eastside Studio FAQ |website=The Official TWiT Wiki}} 24. ^{{Cite web |url=http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/TWiT_Cottage |title=TWiT Cottage |website=The Official TWiT Wiki}} 25. ^{{Cite web |url=http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/TWiT_Brick_House |title=TWiT Brick House |website=The Official TWiT Wiki}} External links{{Commons category}}{{wikiquote}}
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