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Katie Linendoll is an American television personality, speaker, journalist, consumer technology expert, and one of the leading women in the field of technology. As one of the most in-demand technology experts worldwide, Linendoll is recognized by a wide-range of audiences for her reporting and frequent appearances as an expert contributor for major media outlets including NBC’s ''
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'', Hallmark’s ''
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'', and numerous other shows on
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, and
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. Previously, Linendoll contributed regularly to the ''
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'', and ''
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'', ''
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'',
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and ''
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''. She was the co-host of the A&E reality series ''
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'' and a regular for two years on
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where she focused on the electronics and technology-related market. Linendoll also hosted the show ''All Access Weekly'' on
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, featuring tech, gaming and comics.


Early life and education

Originally from
Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
, Linendoll has been tech-minded since starting her career at the age of 12 when she began coding and earned her networking certificates before graduating from high school at the age of 18.I Want Her Job
Iwantherjob.com. Retrieved on May 27, 2021.
  Linendoll went on to receive a B.S. in Information Technology New Media from the
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in the town of Henrietta, New York, Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree ...
.  


Career

While still in college, Linendoll began her on-air career as the host of ''SportsZone'' on
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. She later became an Associate Producer at ESPN's ''
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'' and earned an Emmy for her work. Later, she went back in front of the camera and became the resident technology expert at the
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network where she was responsible for generating more than $20 million in sales. She can be seen regularly on ''
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'', CBS Sports Radio “D.A. Show”, the Weather Channel’s “AMHQ”, ''Chef Irvine Magazine'', and the ''
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'' show and more, discussing consumer technology. Throughout her career, Linendoll has discussed the latest technology on ''
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'', ''
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'', the ''
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'' show, ''
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'', '' Runner’s World'', ''
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's ''Health Pop'', ''
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'',
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, Yahoo! Finance, and ''
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'' magazine and has done thousands of TV and radio interviews across the US and Canada.  


Speaking and Emcee

Linendoll is widely known for her keynot
speaking and emcee work.
She has participated in media projects with
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, Veeam, HP, Hyatt, IBM, Outdoor Association, Deloitte, Lenovo, SAS, Global Semiconductor Alliance, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Comcast, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Cadillac and Lincoln.


Music

Linendoll takes pride in living a faith-filled life as a devout Catholic and in 2021, she released her passion project—her self-funded Christian EP,
Jericho Battle Cry
'. She pledged 50% of all her merchandise and music sales to select small non-profits and later decided to change the pledge to 100%. Katie’s debut single
“Jericho Battle Cry”
support
Bugles Across America
a non-profit organization that has created a network of musician volunteers who provide Buglers to sound  “Taps” live at Veterans’ funerals at no cost.


Awards

In  2005, Katie won an
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for her work on ESPN’s ''
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.'' In 2008, Katie was nominated for a
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for A&E’s ''
We Mean Business ''We Mean Business'' is an American reality television series that aired on the A&E cable network starting on September 6, 2008. The program featured three regular experts: "Business Expert" Bill Rancic, a former contestant on ''The Apprentice' ...
''. In 2010, Linendoll became a Silicon Valley Visionary Award Recipient, which celebrates Silicon Valley leaders in technology, education, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. Alongside her two Emmy nominations, and one win, Linendoll also holds a
Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
for the “Most High Fives in One Minute”.


Personal life

Linendoll calls
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
home. She leads an active, faith-filled lifestyle as a runner, a fitness enthusiast, musician, and avid traveler. Her fitness has been spotlighted in '' Runner’s World'' and
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. Linendoll trains in
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and is often spotlighted for her extensive pull-up regimen. She also devotes a large percentage of her time to select philanthropic causes in healthcare and technology. She is an active supporter and donator to The Batcole Foundation, AYA Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Fund, Bugles Across America and Brooke’s Blossoming Hope and other select local parishes.


References


External links

*
Linendoll's blog: Talk Nerdy to Me
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