Marc Cohen is an American
radio personality
A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personali ...
who has spent over 30 years as a prominent
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
announcer. He has performed on both television and radio and has a long-running technology show, which is not only well respected; it is one of the most listened-to shows on technology in the country. He has made many keynote speeches at technology conferences and he is called upon by the top technology companies like
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the History of personal computers#The ear ...
,
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
and
Gateway, Inc.
Gateway, Inc., previously Gateway 2000, Inc., was an American computer company originally based in Iowa and South Dakota. Founded by Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond in 1985, the company developed, manufactured, supported, and marketed a wide range of ...
to do early technology testing. In addition,
he has been a judge for the
Codie award
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) is a trade association dedicated to the entertainment, consumer and business software industries. Established in 1984 as the Software Publishers Association (SPA), the SIIA took its new nam ...
judging the top software in the country.
Personal
Marc Cohen lives in the
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County, California. Situated to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it comprises a large portion of Los Angeles, the Municipal corpo ...
and graduated from
Cal State Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as o ...
. Marc was formerly President of the
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
The Starlight Children's Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1982. Starlight's programs include providing hospital wear, games, and deliveries to hospitalized children. The programs are provided directly to children through Starlight ...
and a current board member of NAAAA, the National Association of African American Athletes.
Marc's bio page on the NAAAA web site
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External links
*http://www.kabc.com
*https://web.archive.org/web/20111030210405/http://wsradio.com/radio_showspage.aspx?id=10 @realmarccohen
*http://www.computerandtechnologyradio.com
References
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American radio personalities
Living people
California State University, Northridge alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Radio personalities from Los Angeles