Leo Laporte
Podcaster, Broadcaster, Tech Pundit. Chief TWiT at the TWiT Netcast Network. The Tech Guy on the Premiere Networks.
While Amber is gearing up for her new job at Citytv she's going to take four weeks off from our podcast, Inside the Net. That's the bad news. The good news is that Megan Morrone has agreed to fill in!
Many of you will remember Megan from her stint on The Screen Savers and as co-author of my 2004 Technology Almanac. She left TechTV
in 2003 to have a baby (the lovely Annabella) and around a year ago had twin boys: Huck and Milo. As you might imagine, she's been pretty busy with the mommy duties, but she's kept her hand in by writing for microsoft.com and her blog, Jumping Monkeys. Until now, she's been too busy to show up on any of my podcasts (despite the fact that she lives less than a mile from the TWiT offices), but starting next week, Megan's back baby.
She'll start Tuesday when we interview John Buckman of Magnatune and Bookmooch on Inside the Net. And now that I've got her I don't plan to let her get away. Once Amber returns to the show (if all goes well that will be October 10) I'm hoping to create a podcast just for Megan.
So welcome back yet another TechTV veteran. We've missed her, and we're so glad she's back. And Annabella, Milo, and Huck, you can have your mommy back soon. But not too soon!
I'm sad to say that after two years, and nearly 400 shows, my wonderful co-host, Amber MacArthur, is leaving Call for Help. -snif-
We'll tape one more round of shows this week (enough to get us through September) then she's off to CityTV where she'll be a tech reporter and host of her own show.
You can read more on her blog. Please visit and wish her the best.
Amber plans to keep producing Command-N, her video podcast, and Inside the Net, the podcast we do together for TWiT.tv and we're going to continue to work on the podcasting book together, but we'll really miss her on Call for Help. Her insight into the web has added tremendously to the show, and her unfailing energy and enthusiasm for tech inspires us all. I don't know how we can ever replace that. In so many ways she has been our Muse.
On the other hand, this is a unique opportunity for her, and we're all terrifically proud of her success. And CityTV posts almost everything online, so you'll be able to see plenty of Amber at CityTV.com
I remember telling management when we hired her that it was only a matter of time before some big network snatched her up. This is just the beginning of a wonderful career for a very smart and talented person. Bye Amber... and good luck in the big city!
Grandmaster, former US Champion, (and a long time hero of mine) Larry Christiansen played a 10 game simul last night. He beat me. Twice. In about 20 minutes. A humbling experience, but a whale of a good time. That's former Women's World Chess Champion, Susan Polgar, in the pink coat in back. Her son (who can't have been more than five) was playing next to me. He lasted a lot longer than I did.
Henry, Dad, Noel, and Léo ready for our "three hour cruise."
