Marjorie Clapprood
Marjorie Clapprood | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Norfolk district | |
| In office 1985–1991 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Keating |
| Succeeded by | Louis Kafka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1949 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Sharon, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Stonehill College |
| Occupation | Politician Talk show host |
Marjorie O'Neill Clapprood[1] (born September 24, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts [2] ) is a former Massachusetts politician and talk show host who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985–1991.
Clapprood was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1984. In 1990, she was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1990, winning the Democratic nomination, but losing in the general election.
Following her defeat, Clapprood joined WHDH radio as a talk show host and taught a class at Clark University. In 1992, she joined the newly launched New England Cable News.[3] In 1993, Lifetime hired Clapprood to host a late-night public affairs talk show called Clapprood Live.[4]
Clapprood moved her radio show to WRKO in May 1993, where she remained until 1997.[5]
In 1998, Clapprood ran for the United States House of Representatives seat in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. She finished fifth in a ten-way Democratic primary with 12.29% of the vote.[6]
Clapprood returned to radio in 2000, hosting the midday show at WMEX. She left the station when it was sold later that year.
References
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1990.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1989.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "First Radio, Now TV for Busy Clapprood". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. October 2, 1992. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Josef Adalian (December 30, 1993). "Clapprood gets the chance of Lifetime". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Dean Johnson (May 7, 1993). "First Radio, Now TV for Busy Clapprood". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28356
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