Ren Alloy
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Karen "Ren" Alloy | |
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| Born | August 3, 1977 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Other names | spricket24, karen24alloy |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Known for | YouTube, vlogging |
Karen "Ren" Schindler Alloy (born August 3, 1977) is an American comedian and Regional Emmy Award-winning entertainer,[1] best known for her work on YouTube under the name spricket24. As of February 2012, Alloy's videos have received over 65 million views and have over 234,000 subscribers,[2][3] and the spricket24 channel is ranked among YouTube's top 50 in several categories, and is among the top 100 most subscribed channels all-time on BlogTV.[4] She has lived in Minnesota, but now resides near Chicago.
BlogTV childbirth
[edit]In July 2009, Alloy went into labor and gave her fans live updates during her delivery. It was declared blogTV's very first live birth. Despite hospital restrictions preventing a video feed, the live text chat had over 400 viewers.[5]
2009 Emmy Award
[edit]In 2009, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – one of the three governing bodies that provide Emmy Awards – awarded Alloy a Regional Emmy in the Advanced Media Writer category,[1] the first time an award had been given in this category, for her video 2012: The End of The World.[6] Alloy was the first person to win an Emmy for a YouTube video.[7] She accepted the award from the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at a ceremony held on January 21, 2010.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2009 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Midwest Emmys. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Karen Alloy". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "karen24alloy". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "avi". Conanandkaren.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Main room roster for July 16, 2009 at 11:22PM CDT live BlogTV... on Twitpic". Twitpic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Minnetonka mom leads a see-through life". Star Tribune. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
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