Veronica Belmont
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| Veronica Belmont | |
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| Background information | |
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| Born | July 21, 1982 Hartford, CT |
| Internet activity | |
| Host service(s) | Revision3 PlayStation Network |
| Subjects | Technology |
| Notable work(s) | Buzz Out Loud, Mahalo Daily, Qore, Tekzilla |
| Official site | http://www.veronicabelmont.com/ |
Veronica Ann Belmont (born July 21, 1982) is the co-host of the Revision3 show Tekzilla alongside Patrick Norton, and host of the monthly PlayStation 3-based video on demand program Qore. Formerly she was the host for the Mahalo Daily podcast and a producer and associate editor for CNET Networks, Inc. where she produced, engineered, and co-hosted the podcast Buzz Out Loud.
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[edit] Background
Belmont attended Emerson College, in Boston, Massachusetts, to study audio production and new media studies. She worked briefly in Boston afterwards, and eventually secured an internship at CNET. Veronica currently resides in San Francisco, California.
[edit] Career
[edit] CNET
Belmont started as an intern producing audio content for CNET Networks. She was hired full-time six months later to produce their "First Look from the Labs" series, and also began producing Buzz Out Loud. Originally she was the sound engineer and producer of the show, but her role on the podcast grew substantially. She began to inject her own commentary, and, was acknowledged as an official co-host in August 2006. She also was the producer and co-host of two more CNET podcasts called MP3 Insider and CRAVE Gadget Blog, which were both co-hosted by the late James Kim.
Belmont made her video debut on CNET on April 6, 2006, on an Insider Secrets segment titled "Give your PC a Mac-over". Since then, she has hosted videos from Maker Faire, CES, and South by Southwest. She was also the host of the Prizefight series. She appeared for the final time in CNET TV on July 25, 2007, in the"Apple iPhone vs Nokia N95 edition of Prizefight".[1]
[edit] Mahalo
Belmont left CNET on July 20, 2007 to join Mahalo.[2] She hosted and produced her own podcast called Mahalo Daily covering subjects of her choosing. Her first video was an interview with Leeroy Jenkins at BlizzCon 2007. [3] On April 2, 2008 - Veronica announced that she would be leaving Mahalo Daily within two weeks. [4] This was reported by TV Week on April 3, 2008. [5]
[edit] Revision3
On April 9, 2008, Revision3 announced that Veronica Belmont will be joining the Revision3 staff as co-host of Tekzilla.[6]
[edit] Qore
In June 2008, Sony Computer Entertainment announced a new subscription-based "monthly lifestyle gaming program" called Qore that would be hosted by Belmont.[7]
[edit] Appearances
In June, 2007, Belmont was a curator at the first annual Pixelodeon Festival, alongside other web starlets like Amanda Congdon.[8]
On November 14, 2007, she was a contestant on a game show at NewTeeVee Live[9] featuring other internet celebrities such as Casey McKinnon, Kevin Rose, Justin Kan, Robert Scoble, and others.[10]
At the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 in Las Vegas, Belmont (and Mahalo Daily) covered the event for tech site Engadget.[11]
She has also made numerous guest appearances on other technology and gaming podcasts, including Diggnation, this WEEK in TECH and Cranky Geeks.
[edit] Awards
Belmont was named Sexiest Geek by Violet Blue in her 2007 Top 10 Sexiest Geeks list.[12]
[edit] References and Notes
- ^ www.cnettv.com
- ^ Belmont, Veronica (2007-07-10). "Big (early) announcement day!". http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/07/big-early-announcement-day/. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. "So, this announcement is coming sooner than I expected, but a little birdie was set loose into the blogosphere today, so here we are! It’s true, I’m leaving CNET to work full-time for Mahalo, producing a daily video show."
- ^ Veronica Belmont » Interview: Leeroy Jenkins
- ^ Moving on to new projects - Veronica Belmont
- ^ Belmont Says Aloha to ‘Mahalo’ - TVWeek - News
- ^ Revision3 (2008-04-09). Revision3 says "aloha" to internet superstar Veronica Belmont. Press release. http://revision3.com/blog/2008/04/09/revision3-says-%e2%80%9caloha%e2%80%9d-to-internet-superstar-veronica-belmont. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. "She will bring that same genius to Revision3, where she will co-host Tekzilla"
- ^ ars technica (2008-06-03). PSN subscription-based Qore features exclusive content. Press release. http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/06/03/psn-subscription-based-qore-features-exclusive-content.
- ^ Pixelodeon 2007 Celebrates Independent Artists and Showcases Online Video Creators
- ^ Web Video Celebrity Game Show — NewTeeVee Live
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2007/10/31/businesswire20071031005523r1.html
- ^ CES AV club: the Engadget podcast returns, video with Veronica Belmont! - Engadget
- ^ violet blue - top 10 sexy geeks 2007
