Profile
Eleanor Mondale
Actress + Infotainer and Radio Personality
Female
Born
Jan 19, 1960
Hometown
Minnesota
Died
Sep 17, 2011
Death Place
Minnesota
Nationality
United States
Eleanor Jane Mondale Poling was an American radio personality, television host, and actress.
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Greg MalbanMarried 1991
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Eleanor Mondale
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A Night Out With: The New Standards; The Unusual, With A TwistNYTimes - Apr 30, 2006
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Haute TechNYTimes - Mar 30, 2003
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Oscar Films/The Show; Taking No Prisoners At The Edge Of The Red CarpetNYTimes - Mar 04, 2001
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Perelman's Endless (And Costly) LoveNYTimes - Dec 17, 2000
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1960
Birth
Born on January 19, 1960.
TEENAGE
1979
19 Years Old
After graduating from St. Lawrence University, Mondale quickly earned a reputation in the media for being a "wild-child", although she claims many of the rumors were unfounded. She reportedly dated Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1979 after they met on the set of The Villain (1979), for which she was a film production assistant.
TWENTIES
1983
23 Years Old
By January 1983, Mondale was back in Hollywood, where she had small roles on TV shows such as Three's Company, Dynasty, and Matt Houston.
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Mondale began her journalism career while still in Los Angeles, taking a job at KABC-TV in 1985.
1986
26 Years Old
In 1986, Mondale signed a one-year contract with powerhouse Chicago radio station WGN (AM) to appear as a frequent contributor to programs.
In early 1987, Mondale joined Chicago radio station WCKG-FM as a morning news anchor.
Mondale was married three times. Her first marriage, to football player Keith Van Horne, lasted from April 9, 1988, until August 1989, when Van Horne filed for divorce.
1989
29 Years Old
In June 1989, Mondale took a job in Minneapolis as an entertainment reporter for WCCO-TV.
THIRTIES
In 1990 she dated rock singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, traveling on tour with him to Australia.
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After leaving WCCO and spending some time in Australia, Mondale became a morning sidekick on WLOL-FM in Minneapolis, where she remained until the station was bought by Minnesota Public Radio in 1991.
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Mondale and fellow sidekick Dan Walker were forced out of WKQX in January 1993.
FORTIES
In June 2005 Mondale married Minneapolis musician Chan Poling of the group The New Standards.
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2006
46 Years Old
In the summer of 2006, the cancer was in remission, but she announced in February 2008 that a small tumor had returned and that she would seek treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
2009
49 Years Old
Mondale was again diagnosed with brain cancer in August 2009 and was scheduled to undergo surgery later that same month.
FIFTIES
She succumbed to the disease at her home in Minnesota on September 17, 2011, at the age of 51.
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