Megan Morrone
Encyclopedia
Megan Morrone is an American writer
and former television personality. She is best known for her role on the technology-related television show The Screen Savers
on TechTV
– a cable and satellite channel which has since been taken over by G4
. Reportedly, Morrone quit The Screen Savers
to raise a family and write for one of Microsoft
's consumer websites. Her last day on The Screen Savers
was October 3, 2003, although she occasionally returned for guest appearances. She now runs the Jumping Monkeys website devoted to her three children and to child-raising issues and Jumping Monkeys podcast with Leo Laporte
devoted to parenting. She announced in February, 2009 that the podcast, at one point on hiatus, would not be returning.
Morrone earned a BA from Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore
, Maryland
. She currently lives in Northern California
with her husband, Marco and their three children, Annabella, Milo, and Huck.
Morrone agreed to fill in for Amber MacArthur
on the TWiT
podcast Inside the Net
during MacArthur's four-week vacation in September 2006.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and former television personality. She is best known for her role on the technology-related television show The Screen Savers
The Screen Savers
The Screen Savers was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV on May 11, 1998. The Screen Savers originally centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world...
on TechTV
TechTV
TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
– a cable and satellite channel which has since been taken over by G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
. Reportedly, Morrone quit The Screen Savers
The Screen Savers
The Screen Savers was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV on May 11, 1998. The Screen Savers originally centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world...
to raise a family and write for one of Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's consumer websites. Her last day on The Screen Savers
The Screen Savers
The Screen Savers was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV on May 11, 1998. The Screen Savers originally centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world...
was October 3, 2003, although she occasionally returned for guest appearances. She now runs the Jumping Monkeys website devoted to her three children and to child-raising issues and Jumping Monkeys podcast with Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
devoted to parenting. She announced in February, 2009 that the podcast, at one point on hiatus, would not be returning.
Morrone earned a BA from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. She currently lives in Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
with her husband, Marco and their three children, Annabella, Milo, and Huck.
Morrone agreed to fill in for Amber MacArthur
Amber MacArthur
Amber Dawn MacArthur is a Canadian television and netcasting personality. MacArthur is currently the co-host of BNN's App Central....
on the TWiT
TWiT.tv (network)
The TWiT Netcast Network, which is the operating trade name of TWiT LLC, is a podcast network run by technology broadcaster and author Leo Laporte. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of This Week in Tech. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in...
podcast Inside the Net
Inside the Net
Inside the Net was a weekly podcast , part of the TWiT.tv network, hosted by Amber MacArthur and Leo Laporte. Inside the Net covered areas of the Internet considered to be new and useful. Inside the Net featured interviews with behind-the-scenes developers for the latest web sites and web...
during MacArthur's four-week vacation in September 2006.