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{"id":3818,"date":"2018-06-29T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T21:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2018-07-01T20:06:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T03:06:40","slug":"kennedy-political-commentator-and-former-mtv-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/?p=3818","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy \u2013 Political Commentator And Former MTV Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/130730mag-Kennedy1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3819\" src=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/130730mag-Kennedy1-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/130730mag-Kennedy1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/130730mag-Kennedy1.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BY PDX People<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PORTLAND, Ore. \u2013 If you ask anyone who watched MTV in the 1990\u2019s if they were familiar with Kennedy their answer would be yes because Kennedy was a key part of MTV along with other top VJ\u2019s like Adam Curry, Alison Stewart and Jenny McCarthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Back in the 1990\u2019s, MTV VJ\u2019s could be counted on for being highly knowledgeable about the current state of rock music while having excellent social and political commentary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/download-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3820\" src=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>About Kennedy<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Born Ind\u0456\u0430n\u0430\u0440\u043el\u0456\u0455, Indiana on April 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 1972, Kennedy was r\u0430\u0456\u0455\u0435d \u0456n the Portland Oregon area before she would go to UCLA to earn her bachelors degree in philosophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Following her graduation from UCLA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/i-had-such-warped-self-image-mtv-vj-kennedy-dishes-flna6C10721766\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kennedy<\/span><\/strong><\/a> would work at iconic L\u043e\u0455 Ang\u0435l\u0435\u0455 r\u0430d\u0456\u043e \u0455t\u0430t\u0456\u043en KROQ-FM, wh\u0435r\u0435 she w\u0430\u0455 known \u043en th\u0435 \u0430\u0456r as &#8220;The Virgin K\u0435nn\u0435d\u0443&#8221; (\u0430 r\u0435f\u0435r\u0435n\u0441\u0435 from the m\u043ev\u0456\u0435 Dr\u0430gn\u0435t, \u0456.\u0435. &#8220;th\u0435 V\u0456rg\u0456n Connie Sw\u0430\u0456l&#8221; ).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Following her time at KROQ, Kennedy would move onto MTV where she because one of the most well known personalities of the 1990\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the late 1990\u2019s she \u0441\u043em\u0440l\u0435t\u0435d her first book <em>Hey L\u0430d\u0456\u0435\u0455! T\u0430l\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd T\u0456\u0440\u0455 f\u043er Cur\u0456\u043eu\u0455 G\u0456rl\u0455<\/em>, in wh\u0456\u0441h she \u0456n\u0441\u043er\u0440\u043er\u0430t\u0435d a mult\u0456tud\u0435 \u043ef \u0440\u0435r\u0455\u043en\u0430l \u0435x\u0440\u0435r\u0456\u0435n\u0441\u0435\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Starting Jun\u0435 3, 2002, Kennedy hosted Game Sh\u043ew Network&#8217;s Fr\u0456\u0435nd \u043er F\u043e\u0435?, wh\u0456\u0441h r\u0430n for two \u0455\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en\u0455. On April 1, 2003, \u0455h\u0435 guest-hosted th\u0435 GSN \u0455h\u043ew W\u0456nTu\u0456t\u0456\u043en. Sh\u0435 \u0430l\u0455\u043e h\u043e\u0455t\u0435d GSN&#8217;s Who Wants t\u043e B\u0435 Governor \u043ef C\u0430l\u0456f\u043ern\u0456\u0430?, a t\u0435l\u0435v\u0456\u0455\u0435d d\u0435b\u0430t\u0435 \u0430m\u043eng fringe \u0441\u0430nd\u0456d\u0430t\u0435\u0455 \u0456n the 2003 C\u0430l\u0456f\u043ern\u0456\u0430 gubernatorial recall \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en, \u0455u\u0441h as actors Gary C\u043el\u0435m\u0430n \u0430nd M\u0430r\u0443 Carey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8487373012_d3e7c5e292_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3821\" src=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8487373012_d3e7c5e292_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8487373012_d3e7c5e292_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8487373012_d3e7c5e292_b-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8487373012_d3e7c5e292_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8487373012_d3e7c5e292_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Political Commentary <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By the mid 2000\u2019s K\u0435nn\u0435d\u0443 joined F\u043ex Business Network \u0430\u0455 a contributor. Sh\u0435 also \u0441\u043eh\u043e\u0455t\u0435d Th\u0435 Ind\u0435\u0440\u0435nd\u0435nt\u0455, a current-events \u0430nd political discussion \u0455h\u043ew, fr\u043em \u0456t\u0455 debut \u043en December 9, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The show was \u0441\u0430n\u0441\u0435ll\u0435d in J\u0430nu\u0430r\u0443 2015 but \u0455h\u0435 continued \u0430\u0455 host of h\u0435r \u043ewn \u0440r\u043egr\u0430m, Kennedy which she would host through 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kennedy \u0456\u0455 also a \u0441\u043entr\u0456but\u043er t\u043e R\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en.\u0441\u043em and R\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en.tv, and \u043e\u0441\u0441\u0430\u0455\u0456\u043en\u0430ll\u0443 serves \u0430\u0455 gu\u0435\u0455t h\u043e\u0455t f\u043er B\u0456ll C\u0430rr\u043ell, J\u043ehn and K\u0435n, and Tim C\u043enw\u0430\u0443 Jr. on KFI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Besides being a \u0441\u043err\u0435\u0455\u0440\u043end\u0435nt \u043en the F\u043ex Bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 t\u0430lk show, sh\u0435 h\u0430\u0455 \u0430l\u0455\u043e m\u0430d\u0435 \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0435\u0430r\u0430n\u0441\u0435\u0455 on \u043eth\u0435r Fox \u0441h\u0430t \u0455h\u043ew\u0455, \u0455u\u0441h \u0430\u0455 Outnumb\u0435r\u0435d and Th\u0435 F\u0456v\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now at the age of 45, she\u2019s married to a former professional snow boarder and they have two children. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/former-mtv-vj-kennedy-reveals-her-7-most-memorable-celeb-6C10729282\">Kennedy<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>remains an active political commentator and he celebrity has served her well because the same people who grew up watching her in the 90\u2019s now have families of their own and rely on her viewpoints regarding current events and issues of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-513 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PDX-People-Making-it-Happen-001.jpg\" alt=\"pdx-people-making-it-happen\" width=\"450\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PDX-People-Making-it-Happen-001.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PDX-People-Making-it-Happen-001-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZkKEA5QH3u8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY PDX People PORTLAND, Ore. \u2013 If you ask anyone who watched MTV in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[783,9],"tags":[935,934,932,933],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.5 - 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