1. Eleanor Jane Mondale Poling was an American radio personality, television host, actress, and political activist.
32 Facts About Eleanor Mondale
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Eleanor Mondale was married three times and had no children.
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Eleanor Mondale was involved with some high-profile men, including, reportedly, former President Bill Clinton, during his time in office.
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In 1999, Eleanor Mondale sold her house in Los Angeles to move to New York to be with her then-boyfriend, New York plastic and reconstructive surgeon Joe DeBellis.
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In June 2005, Eleanor Mondale married Minneapolis musician Chan Poling of the group The New Standards and The Suburbs.
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Eleanor Mondale and Poling lived on a small farm in Minnesota, where they raised miniature horses until her death.
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Eleanor Mondale took time off from college in 1981 to move to Hollywood.
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Eleanor Mondale worked briefly as an extra and had one speaking line in the TV series 240-Robert.
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Eleanor Mondale then returned to St Lawrence University, in Canton, New York, graduating in 1982.
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Eleanor Mondale began her journalism career while still in Los Angeles, taking a job at KABC-TV in 1985.
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Eleanor Mondale left the station in late 1985 and soon moved to Chicago, getting her first radio break as a helicopter reporter at WMAQ.
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Eleanor Mondale continued taking fill-in radio news jobs at various Chicago radio stations, including WCKG-FM.
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Eleanor Mondale was waiting for the pilot of a King World Productions show, "The Rock 'n Roll Evening News", to be sold.
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In 1986, Eleanor Mondale signed a one-year contract with powerhouse Chicago radio station WGN to appear as a frequent contributor to programs.
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In early 1987, Eleanor Mondale joined Chicago radio station WCKG-FM as a morning news anchor.
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In June 1987, Eleanor Mondale shifted to being the co-host of WCKG's morning show alongside John Fisher.
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In early 1988, Eleanor Mondale took a leave of absence from WCKG to collaborate with a Chicago writer on a book about the children of US presidents.
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In June 1989, Eleanor Mondale took a job in Minneapolis as an entertainment reporter for WCCO-TV.
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In March 1990, Eleanor Mondale quit unexpectedly just a few days before a local magazine was to publish a feature on Eleanor Mondale titled "Walter and Joan's Wild Child".
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Eleanor Mondale hosted "The Great American TV Poll" on the Lifetime cable channel.
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In early 1994, Eleanor Mondale began working as a correspondent for NBC's Today show.
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In 1996, Eleanor Mondale was hired by CBS as a Los Angeles-based correspondent forThis Morning.
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Eleanor Mondale worked on ESPN as a reporter on the horse racing events, which lasted two years.
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Eleanor Mondale covered for ESPN2 the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
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Eleanor Mondale worked for the CBS Television show This Morning.
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In 2006, after battling brain cancer for the first time, Eleanor Mondale signed on as a host at WCCO-AM.
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Eleanor Mondale remained there until 2009, when she left the airwaves to go on disability because of her cancer's recurrence.
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Eleanor Mondale had five speaking lines in the opening minutes of the 1991 film Drop Dead Fred.
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Eleanor Mondale appeared in the 1999 film Ground Control as Christine, and narrated the feature documentary film Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story, which details the life of her father and aspects of her own childhood.
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Eleanor Mondale appeared in the short film Mirage, directed by Sayer Frey and produced by Shelli Ainsworth.
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Eleanor Mondale was again diagnosed with brain cancer in August 2009 and was scheduled to undergo surgery later that month.
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Eleanor Mondale died from the disease at her home in Minnesota on September 17,2011, at the age of 51.