Molly Wood

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Molly Wood
Molly Wood
Molly Wood (February 2010)
Born Molly Kristin Wood
(1975-05-23) May 23, 1975 (age 37)
Helena, Montana
Nationality American
Known for Technology Podcast Host
Notable work(s)
  • Buzz Out Loud
  • The Buzz Report
  • CNET Mailbag
  • CNET Tech Review
  • Molly Rants Blog
  • Gadgettes
  • Always On
Website
TheMolly.com

Molly Kristin Wood[1] (born (1975-05-23)May 23, 1975) is an executive editor at CNET.com and previously a writer for Associated Press, MacHome Journal magazine, and O'Reilly Media. Wood hosted the "Gadgettes"[2] podcast with Kelly Morrison and "The Buzz Report", a technology video news column that was published weekly. She has appeared in mainstream media shows such as Live with Regis and Kelly and CNBC's On the Money and was the co-host of the Buzz Out Loud podcast with Brian Tong which ended in early 2012.

Molly Wood was born in Helena, Montana. She has a BA in journalism with a major in French from the University of Montana-Missoula. During her senior year (June 1996 - May 1997) she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the The Montana Kaimin, the daily student newspaper of the University of Montana. Upon graduation, she took a job as a reporter at The Missoulian. In July 1997, she joined the Associated Press, handling a variety of both general news and sports stories in the Western United States.

She currently lives in the Oakland Hills area.[3] In December 2006, Wood announced during a podcast that she was expecting a baby. Wood gave birth to a baby boy named "Eli" on March 2, 2007. She is currently the host of CNET tech show Always ON, in addition to her new podcast "It's a Thing," with co-host Tom Merritt.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Molly Wood and Tom Merritt (2007-10-12). "Buzz Out Loud 581: The Final EULA!". http://bol.cnet.com (Podcast). http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-11455_7-9796595-10.html?. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "CNET launches Podcast Central". The Online Reporter (494): 10. 2006-05-27. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 
  3. ^ Molly Wood and Tom Merritt (18 September 2007). "Buzz Out Loud 563: AMD's Three-Legged Chip". http://bol.cnet.com (Podcast). http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6776212.html. Retrieved September 18, 2007.

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