Lou Ann Hammond
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Ms. Hammond worked at Chevron Corp. in finance and accounting from 1978-1986. Since 1986, Lou Ann has been in the automotive business. She is the founder and owner of www.carlist.com, the longest-running used car database in the world and one of the first auto sites on the Internet.
Ms. Hammond guests every weekend on MSNBC. Hammond talks about engines, alternative energies and technologies that drive America on MSNBC. Every other week, Hammond guests on Autoworldradio with Bob Long, host of Motortrend radio.
Hammond has written for Wired magazine, wired.com, Auto Aficionado, Pink magazine and Green Car Journal. Hammond was on WABC radio’s “The John Batchelor Show” every Friday night for 2 ½ years, which was syndicated through WABC on ABC radio network, XM, Sirius and streamed on the internet.
Hammond belongs to the Motor Press Guild (MPG) and is former Vice President and chairperson of media day for the Western Automotive Journalists (WAJ). She is an original member of the “Concept Jury”, working with other journalists to name the concept car and truck of the year.
Ms. Hammond has a degree in Accounting and Computer Science from San Francisco State University. She graduated from high school, at 16 years olds, in Tokyo, Japan.
