Morgan Webb

Morgan Webb
Webb in 2007
Born	(1978-10-05)October 5, 1978
Occupation(s)	Television presenter,producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Rob Reid ​ (m.2006)​

Morgan Ailis Webb(born October 5, 1978) is a former co-host and senior segmentproducerof theG4showX-Play.She was previously the host of the podcastWebbAlertand a monthly columnist for the United States edition ofFHM,where she contributed a monthlyvideo gamecolumn titled "Tips from the Gaming Goddess".She began working at independent game studioBonfire Studiosin March 2017 in a production role.

Career

Raised in Los Angeles,Webb attendedUC Berkeleyfrom 1996 to 2000. She developed computer skills in her free time there, and after graduating from college worked for adot-com companyas awebsiteadministrator. After the company went under during thedot-com bubbleburst of 2000, her friendCatherine Schwartzgot her hired atTechTVin 2001, and Webb became employed as the associate producer and web researcher forThe Screen Savers.Throughout 2002 and 2003, she also regularly co-hosted TechTV'sCall for HelpwithChris Pirillo.In April 2003, Webb leftThe Screen Saversto co-hostX-PlaywithAdam Sessler.

Webb is one of the six TechTV personalities to survive the massivelayoffsresulting from the May 2004mergerofG4and TechTV. Only Adam Sessler and Webb remained with the network afterG4's change in format.After Sessler's employment was terminated in April 2012,Webb was the only original TechTV personality remaining on the network.

Morgan Webb during theHalo 3launch in New York City, 2007

In August 2005, Webb became a contributing game columnist forFHM,alongside her regular hosting duties onX-Play.Her monthly column was titled "Tips from the Gaming Goddess". Readers were encouraged to email Webb their video-game-related inquiries; she would then answer one question each month. In February 2007, Webb wrote her final column for the magazine, which discontinued its U.S. publication in March. She also hosted the short-livedFree Stuffon G4.

From August 2, 2007, to January 25, 2009, Webb had a daily videoblogginginitiative calledWebbAlert.These videos were 5 to 6 minutes in length, and each consisted of a recap of popular technology news of the day. On occasion, Webb departed from the regular news format in favor of an episode on one particular topic of interest. Examples included a recap of the annualTED Conference,aviral videospecial showcasing "future 'Darwin Award' winners ",and tech-centric "Holiday Buyer's Guides".In January 2009, Webb suspendedWebbAlertindefinitely due to issues with maintaining it on a daily basis concurrently with her hosting duties onX-Play.

On February 25, 2009, G4 announced that Webb would be the host of their new showG4 Underground,a weekly series that profiles a wide range of people and topics that are of interest to the "internet generation". It premiered March 29, 2009.

After airing more than 1300 episodes,X-Playaired its final episode on January 23, 2013.

From June 11, 2013, through June 13, 2013, Morgan co-anchored Microsoft's nightlyXbox @ E3 Livestreaming event coverage on Xbox Live, reuniting her with former G4 personalitiesKevin Pereira,Blair Herter,Jessica Chobot,Blair ButlerandTina Summerford.

Morgan worked as a consultant and creative advisor forActivision Blizzard,where she also produced and hostedBlizzard'snow-defunct monthlyWorld of Warcraftdiscussion programWoW Source.

In September 2017, Morgan announced her employment atBonfire Studioswhere she helps organize the community and other various functions.

Personal life

As an infant and small child, Webb appeared in advertisements forGerberbaby food,KennerToys, and an ad for McDonald's, where she recited the ingredients of theBig Macto a game ofPat-a-cake.Though Webb's parents refused to let her watch television, she made up for it by playing video games.She began with anAtari,primarily the gameCombat,but as technology progressed,The Legend of ZeldaandPhantasy Starbecame two of her favorite games.

After Webb graduated from high school, she left home to attend UC Berkeley. There, she earned abachelor's degreeinrhetoric(with a minor in Italian) in 2000.

On August 19, 2006, Webb marriedRob Reidin a service atCity HallinSan Francisco, California.

Webb has joined the web-seriesAcquisitions Incorporatedin playing severalDungeons & Dragonsgames at live events likePAX West.

Media appearances

Webb atPAX Prime2012

Throughout 2004 and beyond, Webb was featured in numerous issues of print publications.Maximmagazine spotlighted her in their July 2004 issue.FHMfeatured a five-page article in their November 2004 issue, and also had her listed in three consecutive years for their annualThe 100 Sexiest Women in the Worldarticle: #73 in 2005, #62 in 2006, and #51 in 2007. Other magazines have featured her as well, voted "Hottest Woman of the Year" in RTD's 2006 Top 10 countdown and in an article in the fall 2006 edition ofColleges.com U Magazine.

In April 2004, Webb was in "TechTV's Sexiest Techie" poll sponsored byPlayboymagazine. TechTV viewers could vote for their favorite girl via thePlayboywebsite. Webb won the poll and was offered a nude photo shoot, but she refused, despite being "very flattered", citing her own personal reasons and her parents' objection to the idea.

Webb appeared in the music video "Strange New Element" from the band Low Water.She makes her appearance near the end of the video alongside other fellow TechTV personalities, including Catherine Schwartz, Sarah Lane, Laura Swisher, Chi-Lan Lieu, and Sumi Das. In addition to appearing in Low Water's music video, Webb is featured in the artwork of the band's albumHard Words in a Speakeasy.She additionally provided her own vocals forX-Play: The Musical,which aired in February 2007. She is a frequent guest on various talk shows, includingThe Tyra Banks Show(in February 2008),Chelsea Lately(in early 2009), andLate Night with Jimmy Fallon(on April 15, 2009).She was also a frequent co-host on G4'sAttack of the Show!.On June 17, 2009, Webb appeared onKCRWRadio, as part of the station'sGuest DJ Project.

On June 21, 2008, Webb along with herX-Playco-host Adam Sessler, participated in the 50th annualHollywood Stars CelebritySoftballgame atDodger Stadium.

A YouTube video was posted on October 7, 2013, with Webb as the well-versed host of a "Patch 5.4 Developer Round Table" discussion with Blizzard Entertainment employees J. Allen Brack, Ion Hazzikostas, and Tom Chilton.

Webb played a minor role as Neely Lamm on the CBS TV Drama seriesBullon an episode titled, "The Fall" which aired on February 7, 2017.

External links

• Morgan WebbonTwitter
• Morgan WebbatIMDb
• Morgan Webb's X-Play BioArchivedJuly 5, 2008, at theWayback Machine