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Courtenay Hameister is an author and humorist from Portland, Oregon.

Hameister's first book, Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went From Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things (2018) was a semi-finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2019. The memoir focuses on the end of her 12-year tenure at Live Wire Radio and her struggle with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, among other subjects. Her work has also appeared in Bustle, Portland Monthly, Health and Oregon Humanities Magazine. She is also the co-writer of the web series The Benefits of Gusbandry, which The New York Times called "...a masterpiece of pretension puncturing. "

Prior to publishing the book, Hameister was the host, head writer and co-producer of Live Wire — a radio variety show recorded in front of a live audience in Portland, Oregon — for nine years. She stepped down as host in 2013, citing prioritizing her mental health, but remained on the show as head writer and co-producer until 2015. Originally airing on Oregon Public Broadcasting, the show is now hosted by Luke Burbank and syndicated to over 200 public radio stations in the United States.

Hameister has since gone on to moderate conversations with writers and humorists like Chelsea Handler, Amy Sedaris , Bob Odenkirk, and Tig Notaro in front of live audiences for events like The Portland Book Festival, The Austin Film Festival , and live tours by the artists.

External Links

Courtenay Hameister website