Katherine Lanpher

{{Infobox person | name = Katherine Lanpher | image = Katherine Lanpher at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in New York City 2009 (cropped).jpg | caption = Lanpher in New York City, 2009. | birthname = | birth_date = 1959 | birth_place = Moline, Illinois | death_date = | death_place = | education = Northwestern University,<br/>University of Chicago | occupation = {{flatlist| * Writer * journalist * broadcaster * podcaster }} | credits = ''St. Paul Pioneer Press'' columnist, co-host of ''The Al Franken Show'', author of ''Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move'' }} __NOTOC__ '''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.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/realestate/19habi.html?pagewanted=all | title=Celebrity From the Midwest Finds a New Life in New York| date=February 19, 2006 | work=The New York Times| accessdate=2009-08-01| quote=Katherine Lanpher's middle age began 46 years ago when she was born into a practical and planned existence. | first=Stephen P. | last=Williams}}</ref><ref name="qct">{{cite web| url=http://www.qctimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_cbfe8e75-1558-57e2-8745-6f4e6703f879.html |title=Moline native writes of her 'Leap' | date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=Quad-City Times| accessdate=2009-08-01| quote=Now 47, Lanpher said she was at a good point for her 'midlife move.'}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bio"/>

==Career== Lanpher started her career with internships at the ''Muskegon Chronicle'', the ''Detroit Free Press'' and the ''Chicago Sun-Times''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Lanpher worked for the ''St. Paul Pioneer Press'' for sixteen years (the last six as a columnist),<ref name="bio">[http://www.katherinelanpher.com/main.html Lanpher] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820005329/http://www.katherinelanpher.com/main.html |date=2008-08-20 }} from her official website</ref> then left to host Minnesota Public Radio's ''Midmorning'' program from August 1998 until January 20, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Katherine Lanpher|url=http://www.wnyc.org/people/katherine-lanpher/|website=wnyc.org|accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lanpher leaves MPR|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/01/19/daily17.html|website=bizjournals.com|accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former MPR host plans to leave show|url=http://www.inforum.com/content/former-mpr-host-plans-leave-show|website=inforum.com|accessdate=11 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Lanpher moved to New York City in 2004 to co-host the Air America Radio flagship program ''The O'Franken Factor''<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/5939245/al_franken_is_a_big_fat_radio_host | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029154905/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/5939245/al_franken_is_a_big_fat_radio_host | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 29, 2007 | title=Al Franken Is a Big Fat Radio Host | date=Apr 21, 2004 | publisher=Rolling Stone| accessdate=2009-08-01| quote=Before moving to New York to take part in ''The O'Franken Factor'', Lanpher had her own show, ''Midmorning'', on Minnesota Public Radio. One of the things she's in charge of teaching Franken is the necessity of a format.}}</ref> She left the show on October 7, 2005, to write a memoir concerning her move to New York City, where she currently resides.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} 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.<ref>[http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1407 More Magazine Launches “More Time” ON XM Radio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831042619/http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases |date=2009-08-31 }}, a January 2007 news release from XM Satellite Radio</ref> The show ended on or before{{specify|date=April 2011}} XM's merger with Sirius Radio.

Since July 2008, Lanpher has been a contributor to WNYC's The Takeaway.<ref>[http://www.thetakeaway.org/contributors/katherine-lanpher/ Katherine Lanpher's Latest Stories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728023242/http://www.thetakeaway.org/contributors/katherine-lanpher/ |date=2009-07-28 }} from The Takeaway</ref>

===Podcasts=== Since 2006,<ref>[https://archive.today/20120917191643/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS122635+05-May-2009+BW20090505 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</ref> Lanpher has hosted the monthly "Upstairs at the Square" for Barnes & Noble, currently available as a podcast<ref>[http://barnesandnoble.xml.feedroom.com/podcast.xml?channel_id=a9b62737be3f75af1944506bf34ebd08ce5c4103 Upstairs at the Square] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710233615/http://barnesandnoble.xml.feedroom.com/podcast.xml?channel_id=a9b62737be3f75af1944506bf34ebd08ce5c4103 |date=2011-07-10 }} from feedroom.com</ref> and since March 2008 as part of the Barnes & Noble Studio.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120908024339/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS130816+03-Mar-2008+BW20080303 Barnes & Noble Launches `Barnes & Noble Studio'], a March 2008 Business Wire release via Reuters</ref> 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."<ref>[http://feeds.feedburner.com/time/podcast/business?format=xml TIME Financial Toolkit], from FeedBurner</ref>

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== External links == * [http://www.katherinelanpher.com/ Katherine Lanpher's official website] (no longer updated)

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