Kate Botello is a former American television personality best known for her work on the

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-based

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(later known as

TechTV TechTV was an American cable television channel with a focus on technology. It was launched as ZDTV on May 11, 1998, by computer magazine publisher Ziff Davis, Ziff-Davis following two short-lived technology-based programs by the company. Init ...

and then as G4).

Career

Botello was born in

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and raised in

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. She graduated high school in

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and studied theater in

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. Following a series of temp jobs, she joined

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as a tech support staffer. Botello's

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impression while installing a printer caught the attention of

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, who offered her a co-hosting position on the technology-oriented television program ''

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''. In 1999, Botello and Laporte were described as "the two most popular personalities on the only 24-hour national cable channel devoted exclusively to computers and the Internet". When the pair appeared at a promotional event in

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that year: "Geeks swarmed the local electronics store where Kate Botello and Leo Laporte were signing autographs. Security had to be called to help guide the two computer advice experts to their car." In 2000, Botello left ''The Screen Savers'' to co-host ''GameSpot TV'', a video game review show, with Adam Sessler. In February 2001, the show was renamed ''

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''. She also co-hosted a TechTV video on computer basics with Chris Pirillo. Botello left TechTV in 2002 and moved to

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where she worked on Broadway as a freelance actor, singer and playwright. In her time there, she starred

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as Judy Garland in the

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musical, ''Judy Garland and the Uninvited Company'' and the annual holiday musical, ''Judy's Christmas Garland''. The cabaret show later toured other cities. A critic wrote that "Botello nails Garland's familiar speaking voice, singing voice and facial expressions". In November 2005, Botello moved to Traverse City,

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where she and Raymond Weigel founded Traverse City Web Design. In June 2011, Botello began hosting Weird News Radio, a weekly audio podcast, with Jim Harold. She is also on the air from 7 to 10 am Eastern on "Classical IPR", part of Interlochen Public Radio, WIAA (FM),

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. Her latest endeavor is "Showtunes with Kate Botello" airing on Classical IPR, Sunday evenings at 7 pm EST.Show Tunes with Kate Botello , Interlochen
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References

External links

WeirdNewsRadio.com
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Traverse City Web Design

Search results for Botello on the web site of La Voz... México

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