Preceded by William R. Keating Alma mater Stonehill College Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic Education Stonehill College | Nationality American Role Politician Succeeded by Louis Kafka Name Marjorie Clapprood | |
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Born September 24, 1949 (age 74)
Boston, Massachusetts ( 1949-09-24 ) Occupation Politician
Talk show host Residence Sharon, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Marjorie O'Neill Clapprood (born September 24, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts ) 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. In 1993, Lifetime hired Clapprood to host a late-night public affairs talk show called Clapprood Live.
Clapprood moved her radio show to WRKO in May 1993, where she remained until 1997.
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.
Clapprood returned to radio in 2000, hosting the midday show at WMEX. She left the station when it was sold later that year.