Catherine Schwartz

Catherine Schwartz (often called Cat Schwartz for short) (born May 27, 1977) is an American television personality best known for her former role as co-host on the TechTV television program Call for Help with Leo Laporte. She earned degrees in Broadcast Communication Arts and Sociology from San Francisco State University.

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May 27 - 1977 - American - Television - TechTV - Television program - Call for Help - Leo Laporte - Broadcast - Sociology - San Francisco State University

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After a stint on TechTV's The Screen Savers, Schwartz became co-host of Call for Help in 2002 with then co-host Chris Pirillo. After Pirillo left TechTV in April 2003, former host Leo Laporte returned to co-host with Schwartz. Call for Help was cancelled in May 2004 after TechTV's merger with G4, resulting in G4techTV.

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The Screen Savers - 2002 - Chris Pirillo - April - 2003 - Leo Laporte - May - 2004 - G4 - G4techTV

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In the period after the cancellation of Call for Help, Schwartz appeared as a G4techTV technology expert on the Today Show segment "Gender Wars". She also made guest appearances on short segments of The Screen Savers. She recently signed-on as a columnist with Stuff Magazine, with a column entitled, "Ask the Tech Chick".

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Today Show - Stuff Magazine

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Schwartz created a stir in the Internet community when she posted a cropped photograph of herself on her personal blog that contained a hidden nude thumbnail of herself. http://graphicssoft.about.com/b/a/2003_07_26.htm

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Internet - Crop - Photograph - Blog - Thumbnail

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Schwartz also claims to have invented Swiffer during her days as a college intern. She has said that she receives no royalties and signed away her rights to the product as part of Procter & Gamble's policy.

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Swiffer - Intern - Procter & Gamble's

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