Leo Laporte (/ləˈpɔːrt/; born November 29, 1956)[1] is the former host of The Tech Guy weekly radio show[2] and founder of TWiT.tv, an Internet podcast network focusing on technology.

He studied Chinese history at Yale University before dropping out in his junior year to pursue a career in radio broadcasting,[6] where his early on-air names were Dave Allen and Dan Hayes.

[9] In 1997, Laporte was awarded a Northern California Emmy for his role as Dev Null, a motion capture character on the MSNBC show The Site.

[13][14] He hosted, until December 2022, a weekend technology-oriented talk radio program show titled Leo Laporte: The Tech Guy.

Laporte appeared on Friday mornings on KFI with Bill Handel, and previously on such shows as Showbiz Tonight,[15] Live with Kelly,[16] and World News Now.