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The Tech Guy
TWiT logo for The Tech Guy
Genre
Talk, Call In
Running time
3 hours (with ad breaks)
Country of origin
United States
Language(s)
English
Home station
KFI AM 640
Syndicates
List of Affiliates
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Starring
Leo Laporte
Recording studio
Petaluma, California
Original release
January 3, 2004 – December 18, 2022
No. of episodes
1822 (As of 22 August 2021[update])
Audio format
Mono
Website
TWiT.tv Tech Guy Labs
Podcast
RSS Feed
The Tech Guy was a widely syndicated US radio show hosted by Leo Laporte, formerly of TechTV and later with TWiT.tv. The show, which was first exclusively broadcast on KFI 640 AM in Los Angeles, was picked up for syndication by Premiere Networks (then Premiere Radio Networks) in February 2007. Laporte streamed video of his side of the show on TWiT Live, including caller audio. The show was available live on Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.[1]
The show had over 160 affiliates in radio markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Phoenix and Denver. It reportedly reached 500,000 people through its affiliates.[2] That placed it second behind The Kim Komando Show (with 2.25 million weekly listeners) in the syndicated tech radio field.[3]
The show was a mixture of interviews and call-ins, as well as Laporte's own thoughts and opinions on current events in technology. Several regular guests would appear during the show via Zoom: AVSForum editor Scott Wilkinson, Dick DeBartolo of Mad Magazine, and Johnny Jet appeared on Saturdays while Chris Marquardt of Tips from the Top Floor has a Sunday segment. Former guests included Steve Gibson, Paul Thurrott, and Ron Rosberg. The show originated from the TWiT Eastside studios in Petaluma, California, a community north of San Francisco. The Tech Guy concluded in December 2022, with Rich DeMuro taking the time slot with his own program Rich on Tech.
^Laporte, Leo (2004). "TWiT Live". TWiT.tv. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^Stevens, Loralee (February 3, 2011). "Leo Laporte Expands to Keller Street Building". The Press Democrat. Sonoma Media. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^"The Top Radio Talk Audiences". Talkers Magazine. Talk Media. 2008. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
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