Eleanor Mondale

Eleanor Jane Mondale (born January 19, 1960) is an American radio personality television host, and actor. She is the only daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale and Joan Mondale. She is a radio host for WCCO in Minneapolis. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

She is nationally known for her work on the E! cable channel including hosting the shows "Wild On" in 1997 and "E! News Live". She has also worked in Chicago.

She appeared in the short film, "Mirage", directed by Sayer Frey and produced by Shelli Ainsworth, released in 2004.

Mondale was married to Keith Van Horne of the Chicago Bears from 1988 to 1989. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20000120/ai_n9601547] She has also been married to Greg Thunder, a fellow DJ, and in 1990 dated rock singer-songwriter Warren Zevon , traveling on tour with him to Australia (see Zevon biography "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", 2006). [http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/38150.asp?action=print] In 2005, she married Minneapolis rock musician Chan Poling (of The Suburbs).

Eleanor Mondale was diagnosed with brain cancer in June 2005 after a bout of seizures. In the summer of 2006, the cancer was in remission, but she announced in February 2008 that a small tumor had returned and she would seek treatment at the Mayo Clinic.

She is currently co-host of WCCO Radio's midday show.

ee also

*List of notable brain tumor patients

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* [http://www.citypages.com/movies/detail.asp?MID=6128 Mirage at CityPages]
* [http://calendar.walkerart.org/event.wac?id=1196 Mirage at Walker]

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