Deepak Ananthapadmanabha

Last updated

Deepak Ananthapadmanabha
Birth nameDeepak Colundalur Ananthapadmanabha
BornNew York City, U.S.
MediumJournalist, comedian
Education University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pratt Institute
Notable works and roles MOJO HD

Deepak Colundalur Ananthapadmanabha is an American online journalist and comedian based in New York City who hosted "The Circuit", a weekly online show on MOJO HD. Deepak is a high school art teacher and co-host of the stand up/music showcase AbeMixture, which occurs monthly at Pacific Standard bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He is also the voice of the announcer on Baking W/ Mercury. [1]

Contents

Education

From 1993 to 1998 Ananthapadmanabha attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, earning a B.A. in Communications. In 2006 he received his M.S. in Art and Design Education from Pratt Institute. [1]

Show on MOJO HD

Ananthapadmanabha hosted "The Circuit" on MOJO HD. The show began in early 2008. [2] The show takes informative coverage of events in technology and entertainment and mixes it with bits of comedy. " it's your proverbial bus ride through the tunnel of gadgetry, it's your hilarious and informative lunch break" [3] Like other online shows, for example Rocket Boom, the show covers cutting-edge developments in the digital world but does so with a light touch.

Related Research Articles

<i>I Bet You</i> 2007 American TV series or program

I Bet You is a show about the lives of best friends and professional poker players Phil "The Unabomber" Laak and Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari as they wandered the streets of America betting and daring each other on anything and everything that inspired them, using their own money.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil McGraw</span> American television host and psychologist (born 1950)

Phillip Calvin McGraw, known professionally as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author, best known for hosting the talk show Dr. Phil. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased renewing his license to practice psychology in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deepak Chopra</span> Indian-American alternative medicine advocate

Deepak Chopra is an Indian-American author, new age guru, and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. In the 1990s, Chopra, a physician by education, became a popular proponent of holistic approach to well-being that includes yoga, meditation, and nutrition, among other new-age therapies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leo Laporte</span> American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur

Leo Laporte is the former host of The Tech Guy weekly radio show and founder of TWiT.tv, an Internet podcast network focusing on technology. He is also a former TechTV technology host (1998–2008) and a technology author. On November 19, 2022, actor, writer, musician, and comedian Steve Martin called into Laporte's radio show to announce Leo's retirement from The Tech Guy radio show. Laporte's last new radio show was December 18, 2022 with reruns for the remainder of the year. Rich DeMuro later appeared on the show to announce that he will be taking over in January with a weekly show, recorded on Saturdays, called "Rich On Tech."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mojo HD</span> Television channel

Mojo HD was an American VOD television channel, owned by In Demand LLC. As a linear television channel, it replaced INHD on May 1, 2007. In Demand, the owner of Mojo HD, canceled its Mojo HD regularly scheduled programming on December 1, 2008, but continued to provide video on demand programming and sales of their programs on optical media.

Daily Planet is a television program on Discovery Channel Canada which features daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. The show first aired as @discovery.ca in 1995. It was relaunched as Daily Planet on September 30, 2002, adopting a "science magazine" programming format. The show adopted high definition in 2011. The show was cancelled by Bell Media on May 23, 2018 and its final episode aired on June 5, 2018.

KUOW-FM is a National Public Radio member station in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest of the three full-fledged NPR member stations in the Seattle and Tacoma media market, with two Tacoma-based stations, KNKX and KVTI being the others. It is a service of the University of Washington, but is operated by KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, a nonprofit community organization. Studios are located on University Way in Seattle's University District, while the transmitter is on Capitol Hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rob Corddry</span> American actor and comedian

Robert William Corddry is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film Hot Tub Time Machine. He is the creator and star of Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital and has been awarded four Primetime Emmy Awards. He previously starred in the HBO series Ballers and the CBS comedy The Unicorn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Pogue</span> Technology writer, journalist and commentator (born 1963)

David Welch Pogue is an American technology and science writer and TV presenter, and correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hoda Kotb</span> American journalist and author

Hoda Kotb is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour. Kotb formerly served as a correspondent for the television news magazine program Dateline NBC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KYSR</span> Alternative rock radio station in Los Angeles

KYSR is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, and owned by iHeartMedia KYSR broadcasts an alternative rock format and is the flagship station of syndicated morning drive time program The Woody Show. The KYSR studios are on West Olive Avenue in Burbank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXDX-FM</span> Radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

WXDX-FM is a commercial radio station that is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Known as 105.9 The X, it airs an alternative rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studios and offices are located on Abele Road in Bridgeville next to I-79. WXDX is the flagship radio station of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team.

<i>Three Sheets</i> 2006 American TV series or program

Three Sheets was an international travelogue/pub-crawl television series which aired on Spike in the United States. The first three seasons of the show originally aired on MOJO HD before moving to FLN for the fourth season. Repeats of the show briefly aired on The Travel Channel before being picked up by Spike. The title is taken from the popular expression, "three sheets to the wind," referring to one who is staggering drunk.

Shanon Cook is an Australian entertainment journalist and producer based in the United States. A former CNN entertainment reporter, she currently works as a spokesperson for the music streaming service Spotify, where she appears on TV and radio and talks to online and print media about music trends as well as popular and emerging artists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zane Lamprey</span> American actor, screenwriter and producer

Zane Lamprey is a comedian, actor, editor, producer, and writer for television and movies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New University Television</span> Television station in Calgary, Alberta

NUTV at the University of Calgary is one of the oldest university-based television production societies in Canada. Established in 1983 and incorporated in 1991, NUTV is a campus-based non-profit organization that offers opportunities to University of Calgary students and community members to explore the medium of television by learning the various stages of production. These opportunities include reporting/interviewing, hosting, writing, camera operation, lighting, sound mixing, using Final Cut Pro & Adobe Creative Suite, editing, producing, and directing. NUTV is part of the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance, composed of print, radio, and television (NUTV). The University of Calgary is unique in that it is one of only two Canadian universities that house three media operations on-campus, the other being the University of Toronto Mississauga's UTM/TV.

An online video platform (OVP) enables users to upload, convert, store, and play back video content on the Internet, often via a private server structured, large-scale system that may generate revenue. Users will generally upload video content via the hosting service's website, mobile or desktop application, or other interfaces (API), and typically provides embed codes or links that allow others to view the video content.

Revision3 was a San Francisco–based multi-channel television network that created, produced and distributed streaming television shows on niche topics. Founded in 2005, it operated as a subsidiary of Discovery Digital Networks since 2012. The network produced technology and gaming oriented programming in tandem with traditional comedic, political, DIY, and movie-related content. On March 31, 2017, Discovery Communications closed the website.

Deepak Dinkar is an Indian anchor and actor, who has primarily appeared in Tamil television. He is most known for his role as Tamil in the prime time Sun TV serial Thendral. He is known for acting in many serials, notably Anni, Rekkai Kattiya Manasu, Manaivi, Malargal, Selvi, Bhantham, Ketti Melam, Arasi & Thirumathi Selvam. He is also a television host for various shows notably Jodi Number One on Star Vijay and Dance Jodi Dance on Zee Tamil. Currently, Deepak is acting in the soap Thamizhum Saraswathiyum on Star Vijay.

<i>Weird but True!</i> American educational television series

Weird but True! is an American educational children's television series created by and starring Charlie Engelman with his sister Kirby Engelman and Carly Ciarrocchi. It originally aired on National Geographic Kids for two seasons, and moved to Disney+ for its third and final season.

References

  1. 1 2 "Deepak Ananthapadmanabha". LinkedIn.com.
  2. Murph, Darren (April 16, 2008). "MOJO launches The Circuit online technology show in HD". EngadgetHD.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
  3. The Circuit Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . The Official Webshow Directory.