Hi, Laporteans...

The previous message is one of a very great many I've received about Kate.
The sentiments are right on - and we all share them here at ZDTV.

For those of you who don't know, Kate is moving to Gamespot TV starting
April 29. Her last regular episode of The Screen Savers is tonight, April 6.
I'm sure it will re-run over the weekend as well. Set your VCRs.

We're sad to be losing her on The Screen Savers, but she's very excited
about the chance to host the Gamespot. Not only because she's an avid gamer,
but also to try her hand at other kinds of TV. All of us feel like it's a
very positive move for her. And for those of you who think Kate deserves
more than half an hour a week, I agree, and I expect we'll see a lot more of
her in time. (I'm lobbying for her to do a Kids and Computers show, myself.)

Starting April 17, Patrick Norton will be co-hosting the Screen Savers with
me. He's going to bring a huge amount of expertise to the show. With his
help we can safely say that The Screen Savers is now THE authoritative
source for honest, straightforward, and knowledgeable information about
technology. Why go anywhere else?

Meanwhile, in other news. Sumi Das and I are on the road later this month.
We'll be signing autographs Friday, April 28 from noon to 2pm at The Mall at
Marathon in Nassau, The Bahamas. The following day, Saturday, April 29,
we'll be at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida from noon to 2pm. If
you're in the area, please stop by!

Also, I'm very excited to report that my weekly column in Access Magazine
starts two weeks from Sunday. Access is a Sunday supplement like Parade or
USA Weekend that appears in 70 Sunday papers in eight million homes all over
the US. Check their web site at http://www.accessmagazine.com to see if your
paper takes it.

Whew. Lots of news. I'll be taking tomorrow off to rest up after what will
undoubtedly be a major party tonight. Call for Help will be on as usual next
week, but The Screen Savers will be dark so we can rehearse with Patrick.
We'll also be reshooting the show open and redesigning the set to fit
Patrick's expertise and 48 inch chest.

Leo