Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

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Kennedy speaking in 2014.
Born	Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (1972-09-08) September 8, 1972 (age 44) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Political commentator Game show host Television personality
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Dave Lee (2 children)

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (stage name Kennedy; born September 8, 1972) is an American political satirist, radio personality, former MTV VJ, and current host of Kennedy on the Fox Business Network. She was the host of MTV's now-defunct daily late-night alternative rock program Alternative Nation throughout much of the 1990s.

Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, an affluent suburb outside of Portland. Montgomery attended but did not graduate from Lakeridge High School in 1990. She has a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from UCLA.

Montgomery interned at Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM, where she was known on the air as "The Virgin Kennedy" (a reference from the movie Dragnet, ie "the Virgin Connie Swail" ). A year later she took the "VJ" job at MTV, where she spent several years.

As "Kennedy", Montgomery ushered in a new musical era for MTV as the host of Alternative Nation from 1992–1997, helping popularize bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.

Montgomery appeared as a panelist on the 1998 revival of Hollywood Squares.

In 1999, Montgomery completed her first book, Hey Ladies! Tales and Tips for Curious Girls, in which she incorporated a multitude of personal experiences. That same year, she moved to Seattle to host a talk show on KQBZ "The Buzz" 100.7 FM talk station (now country station KKWF "The Wolf"). The show was a mix of news, local issues, and comedy. Montgomery then left Seattle in 2001 to co-host a morning radio show with Ahmet Zappa on the ComedyWorld Radio Network. The show was titled The Future With Ahmet & Kennedy, and like her show in Seattle, consisted of news and current events with a comedy bent. She later co-hosted the morning show with Malibu Dan entitled The Big House, her final show on the network before the network went off the air.