Katherine Lanpher

Katherine Lanpher, born May 27, 1959, is a talk radio personality and formerly an award-winning journalist and newspaper columnist for the Saint Paul Pioneer-Press. Her career includes internships with the Muskegon Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Sun-Times, where she danced her way through an investigation of dance studios. She has written free-lance articles and columns for publications including the New York Times.

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May 27 - 1959 - Talk radio - Journalist - Newspaper - Chicago Sun-Times - New York Times

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She is currently the co-host of the Air America Radio program The Al Franken Show, but she will be departing the show on October 7 to write a memoir about her experiences moving to New York City. Prior to broadcasting, she was a columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press for 16 years before leaving to host Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program from August 1998 until January 20, 2004.

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Air America Radio - The Al Franken Show - October 7 - New York City - St. Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota Public Radio - 1998 - January 20 - 2004

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As a columnist she also hosted a talk show for a Saint Paul commercial radio station. She was known even then as a liberal voice, although she was not strictly political.

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She was briefly married to Vincent Gracieux, an artistic director for the Theatre de la Jeune Lune in the Twin Cities, but divorced circa 1999, according to City Pages.

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Vincent Gracieux - Theatre de la Jeune Lune - City Pages

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