Megan Morrone (born Megan Wells Olesky on March 15, 1973) is an American actress, technology podcaster and writer. She was the co-host of

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online programs Tech News Weekly, iOS Today, and Triangulation, and former host of Tech News Today, Tech News 2Night, iFive for the iPhone, Inside The Net, and Jumping Monkeys.

Career

Morrone was on-air talent, a producer, and a web producer for

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, appearing on technology-related television show ''

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'' until 2003. Reportedly, Morrone quit ''

'' to raise a family and write for one of

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's consumer websites. She made occasional guest appearances after departing. With Microsoft, Morrone was a writer and editor for 11 years, developing and writing for Microsoft Safety and Security Center, writing for the Security Tips & Talk blog, writing for one newsletter, and managing content for another. She previously ran th
Jumping Monkeys website
devoted to her three children and to child-raising issues. She announced in February 2009 that the podcast, at one point on hiatus, would not be returning. Following the 2004 merger of G4 and

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, ''Screen Savers'' host

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created a podcast and video network called

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. Morrone guest co-hosted ''

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'' in late 2006. From 2007 to 2008, Morrone co-hosted the ''Jumping Monkeys: Parenting in the Digital Age'' program with Laporte. She returned to TWiT in 2015, hosting the final year of both ''iFive for the iPhone'' and ''Tech News 2Night'', co-hosting ''iOS Today'' with Leo Laporte (2015 on), and co-hosting a relaunched ''Tech News Today'' with Jason Howell, starting in 2016. The program was reformatted in October 2017 as ''Tech News Weekly''. On June 28, 2019 Morrone announced she was leaving TWiT to pursue other opportunities. She worked for

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until 2021 when she announced she would be joining Protocol, a news website owned by

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Personal life

Morrone earned a BA from

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, Maryland.http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/jumpingmonkeys/about.html Jumping Monkeys: About, May 25, 2008 She currently lives in

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with her husband, Marco, and their three children, Annabella, Milo, and Huck.

References

External links

Official Website
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Profile on TWiT
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Tech Talk for Families interview with Megan Morrone
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