The Site

The Site, hosted by Soledad O'Brien debuted in July 1996 with MSNBC?s launch. The hour-long program devoted to the Internet revolution aired Monday through Saturday reaching 35 million homes and was a forerunner to an entire technology channel called ZDTV, later renamed TechTV which merged to become G4.

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Dev Null, Soledad's animated barista co-host was voiced by Leo Laporte, who later became an anchor personality on TechTV hosting multiple shows.

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The Site covered technology in all forms, from technical aspects, to news and culture. Musical artists Duncan Sheik and Poe were among many musicians interviewed over how technology influenced their music.

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The Site was preempted for 2 weeks in favor of news programs during the untimely death of Princess Diana during September 1997. It was never brought back and show was pulled without a send-off. Many fans of the show petitioned MSNBC to bring back the show to no avail. The Site reincarnated as the Screensavers several years later hosted by Leo Laporte on TechTV until its cancellation after the takeover by Comcast.

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Author Clifford Stoll was a regular contributor.

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Sometimes billed as "the Net's evening news," the show also brought Soledad O'Brien internet fame and the nickname "Goddess of the Geeks" while Lloyd Grove in The Washington Post dubbed her "television's first cyberbabe."

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