__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 ''

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'' in 2004 and 2005.

Early life and education

Katherine Lanpher was born in 1959. Lanpher graduated with a degree in journalism from

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and with a master's degree in American Cultural History from the

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Career

Lanpher started her career with internships at the ''

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'', the ''

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'' and the ''

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''. Lanpher worked for the '' St. Paul Pioneer Press'' for sixteen years (the last six as a columnist),Lanpher
from her official website then left to host

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's ''Midmorning'' program from August 1998 until January 20, 2004. Lanpher moved to New York City in 2004 to co-host the Air America Radio flagship program '' The O'Franken Factor'' She left the show on October 7, 2005, to write a memoir concerning her move to

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, where she currently resides. Her memoir is entitled ''Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move'' () 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

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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. The show ended on or before XM's merger with Sirius Radio. Since July 2008, Lanpher has been a contributor to

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Podcasts

Since 2006, Lanpher has hosted the monthly "Upstairs at the Square" for

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, currently available as a podcast and since March 2008 as part of the Barnes & Noble Studio. In 2009, Lanpher became the host of TIME Financial Toolkit, a ''

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'' magazine podcast in which she talks to "TIME business and economics reporters to sort through the headlines, forecasts, news and numbers."TIME Financial Toolkit
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References

External links

Katherine Lanpher's official website
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