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

Massachusetts House of Representatives

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...

 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

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...

 in 1990

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990

The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Republican William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for the first time. He beat Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts since 1975....

, winning the Democratic nomination, but losing in the general election.

Following her defeated, Clapprood joined WHDH radio

WEEI

WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...

 as a talk show host and taught a class at Clark University

Clark University

Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...

. In 1992, she joined the newly launched New England Cable News

New England Cable News

New England Cable News is a regional 24-hour cable news television network owned and operated by NBCUniversal serving the New England region of the United States. It is very similar to CNN in structure and style, but focuses more on regional news. The channel is also similar to Northwest Cable...

. In 1993, Lifetime hired Clapprood to host a late-night public affairs talk show called Clapprood Live.

Clapprood moved her radio show to WRKO

WRKO

WRKO is a radio station based in Boston, Massachusetts, currently owned by Entercom. Its transmitter is located in Burlington, Massachusetts, next to the Burlington Mall.-1920-1940:...

 in May 1993, where it remained until 1997.

In 1998, Clapprood ran for the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 seat in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston and the immediately adjacent cities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Chelsea. With an area of just , it is the smallest by area of Massachusetts's ten congressional districts. It is currently represented...

. She finished fifth in an 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.