ABC News Hires Rocketboom Video Blog Host Amanda Congdon

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2006 - 2:49pm.

New York - Popular video blogger Amanda Congdon, who hosted the Rocketboom daily online video show before a dispute with a business partner ended her relationship with the show, has been hired by ABC to appear on its 24-hour digital news channel and network newscasts, Business Week reported.

Congdon will also host a weekly video blog on ABCNews.com.

"She certainly has the eyes and ears of a great many people who may have only trafficked in Internet information," Michael Clemente, executive producer of ABC News Digital Media, told Business Week. "I would love to see her talking to [Illinois Senator] Barack Obama, new people with new products, and all sorts of things."

The 25-year-old Congdon is also developing an on-air and online comedy series for HBO.

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http://www.rocketboom.com
http://amandacongdon.com/america