Morgan Ailis Webb (born October 5, 1978) is a host for the Webb Alert Podcast, a co-host and senior segment producer of the G4 show X-Play and was a monthly columnist for the United States edition of FHM, where she contributed a monthly video game column called "The Gaming Goddess". is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... G4 is a United States cable and satellite television channel geared toward viewers aged 12–34 and devoted to the world of video games and the people who play them. ... X-Play logo X-Play (previously Gamespot TV and Extended Play) is a video game review television show hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb. ... The cover of an issue of FHM China, featuring Britney Spears, wearing a bathing suit & necktie The cover of the first issue of FHM in the United States, featuring Rachael Leigh Cook FHM is an international monthly lads mag. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ...

Career

Webb developed computer skills in her free time at Berkeley, and after graduating from college, worked for a dot-com company as a website administrator. After the company went under during the dot-com bubble burst of 2000, her friend Catherine Schwartz pulled her in at TechTV in 2001 and Morgan became employed as the associate producer and web researcher for The Screen Savers. Thanks to her self-taught knowledge of computers and technology, in addition to a camera-friendly appearance, she was quickly promoted to an on-screen member of the program where she presented daily in-depth segments dealing with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, and on select occasions hosted The Screen Savers herself. Throughout 2002 and 2003, she regularly co-hosted Call For Help with Chris Pirillo. In April 2003, Webb left The Screen Savers to co-host X-Play with Adam Sessler. Dot-com (also dotcom or redundantly dot. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2001 during which stock markets in Western nations saw their value increase rapidly from growth in the new Internet sector and related fields. ... Cat Schwartz on Call for Help Catherine Michelle Schwartz (often called Cat for short) (born May 27, 1977) is an American television personality best known for her former role as co-host on the TechTV television program Call for Help with Leo Laporte. ... TechTV is also the name of a closed-circuit television network based in Ruston, Louisiana TechTV (May 11, 1998 – May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco, California featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ... The Screen Savers (broadcast May 11, 1998 - March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV) on May 11, 1998. ... This article is about the machine. ... Windows redirects here. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Distress call. ... Chris Pirillo at Gnomedex 2005 Chris Pirillo (born July 26, 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa) is the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome. ... Adam Donovan Sessler (born August 29, 1973 in Berkeley, California[1]) is co-host and senior segment producer of the show X-Play on G4 (formerly TechTV) with Morgan Webb. ...

Webb is one of only six TechTV personalities, including Adam Sessler, Sarah Lane, Chi-Lan Lieu, Kevin Rose, and Brendan Moran, to survive the massive layoffs resulting from the May 2004 merger of G4 and TechTV. However, since G4's change of format, only Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb remain on the network. TechTV is also the name of a closed-circuit television network based in Ruston, Louisiana TechTV (May 11, 1998 – May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco, California featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ... Adam Donovan Sessler (born August 29, 1973 in Berkeley, California[1]) is co-host and senior segment producer of the show X-Play on G4 (formerly TechTV) with Morgan Webb. ... Sarah Lane (born October 12, 1976 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American television personality. ... Chi-Lan Lieu previously worked on the TechTV show Fresh Gear as a correspondent until it was cancelled following the merger of TechTV and G4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Attack of the Shows Brendan Moran Brendan Moran (born July 16, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television personality best known for his work as a co-host and field reporter on the G4 television program Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers). ... Downsizing refers to layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ...

In August 2005, Webb became a contributing game columnist for FHM, alongside her regular hosting duties on X-Play. Her monthly column was titled "Tips From The Gaming Goddess". Readers were encouraged to email Morgan their video game-related inquiries, she would then answer one question each month. In February 2007, Webb wrote what ended up being her final column for the magazine, as FHM discontinued their US publication later that March.

Webb started a daily [Mon - Thur] video blogging initiative, called Webb Alert, on August 2, 2007. These daily videos are approximately 5 minutes in length and a recap of popular technical news of the day. GOOD BLOGS: For and Against Bizarre Things Games Casino Sudoku Challenge Star Wars REDIRECT Blog ...

Personal Life

As an infant and small child, Webb appeared in advertisements for Gerber baby food, Kenner Toys, and most famously, an ad for McDonald's, where she recited the ingredients of the Big Mac to a game of Pat-a-cake. Ironically, Webb's parents refused to let her watch television as a child, so she made up for lost hours of television time by playing video games.^[1] She began with an Atari, primarily the game Combat, but as technology progressed, The Legend of Zelda and Phantasy Star became two of her favorite games. Gerber baby Gerber Products Company is perhaps the most well-known purveyor of baby food and baby products in the world. ... Kenner Products was a toy company founded in 1947 by three brothers, Albert, Phillip, and Joseph L. Steiner, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and was named after the street where the original corporate offices were located. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pat A Cake, Pat A Cake Bakers Man is an English nursery rhyme. ... This article is about a corporate game company. ... Atari Combat warfare involving two enemy tanks Combat (video game) was an early dedicated video game console by Coleco (called Telstar Combat!) in 1977 featuring battling tanks. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ... Phantasy Star game. ...

Webb graduated from Walter Reed Middle School in 1993 and graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1996 from the Highly Gifted Magnet.^{[citation needed]} After graduating high school, she left home to attend UC Berkeley, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 2000 in rhetoric and a minor in Italian.^[2] Walter Reed Middle School is a year-round school located in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. ... North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. ... The Highly Gifted Magnet (HGM) is one of the Los Angeles Unified School Districts Gifted and Talented programs, restricted to students who meet the criterion of 99. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Rhetoric (from Greek , rhêtôr, orator, teacher) is generally understood to be the art or technique of persuasion through the use of spoken language; however, this definition of rhetoric has expanded greatly since rhetoric emerged as a field of study in universities. ...

She is married to Rob Reid^[3] who founded listen.com, and was involved in the creation of the RealNetworks music service Rhapsody. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rhapsody is an online music service run by RealNetworks. ...

Known Facts

Throughout 2004, Webb was featured in numerous issues of print publications FHM and Maxim: Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ...

• She was spotlighted in the July 2004 issue of Maxim.
• She had a five-page feature article in the November 2004 issue of FHM
• She was voted "Hottest Woman of the Year" in RTD's 2006 Top 10 countdown
• She was featured in the Fall 2006 Edition of Colleges.com U Magazine
• She was voted #73 in FHM's 2005 list of The 100 Sexiest Women In The World
• She was voted #62 in FHM's 2006 list of The 100 Sexiest Women In The World
• She was voted #51 in FHM's 2007 list of The 100 Sexiest Women In The World

Webb has appeared in the music video Strange New Element from the band Low Water.^[4] 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, Morgan is featured in the artwork of the band's album, Hard Words In A Speakeasy. Sumi Das, on the right, reporting live on Hurricane Rita from Galveston, Texas, for CNN. (22 September 2005) Sumi Das is the former co-host of TechTVs Fresh Gear. ...

Webb also provided her own vocals for "X-Play: The Musical", which aired February 5, 2007. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

External Links

• Morgan Webb at the Internet Movie Database
• Morgan Webb's Official Myspace Page
• Webb Alert

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References

1. ^ G4 Feature - X-Play Hosts (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
2. ^ Orland, Kyle (October 17, 2006). Gaming's Top 50 Journalists. Next Generation. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
3. ^ A VC: Webb Alert (in which Morgan Webb's husband's name is stated) (August 2, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
4. ^ Low Water. Accessed 2007-05-12.