Marjorie O'Neill Clapprood (born September 24, 1949, in Boston, Massachusetts ) is an American former politician and talk show host who served as a member of the

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for the 8th Norfolk District from 1985 to 1991. Clapprood was the Democratic nominee for

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Political career

Clapprood was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1984. She was a candidate for

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, winning the Democratic nomination, but losing in the general election. In 1998, Clapprood ran for the

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seat in

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. She finished fifth in a ten-way Democratic primary with 12.29% of the vote.

Talk show career

Following her defeat in 1990, Clapprood joined WHDH radio as a talk show host and taught a class at

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. In 1992, she joined the newly launched

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. In 1993,

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hired Clapprood to host a late-night public affairs talk show called ''Clapprood Live''. Clapprood moved her radio show to

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in May 1993, where she remained until 1997. Clapprood returned to radio in 2000, hosting the midday show at WMEX. She left the station when it was sold later that year.

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Political career

Talk show career

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