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{{Infobox Internet celebrity
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| name = Molly Wood
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1975|05|23}}
| birthplace = [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], [[North Dakota]]
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| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| spouse(s) = Justin Eckhouse
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| subjects = Podcast Host
| influences =
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| meme =
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| notable works = [[Buzz Out Loud]]<br>The Buzz Report <br>CNET Mailbag <br> Creation of Eli
| notable roles = Host
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| homepage = [http://themolly.com/blog/ http://themolly.com/blog/]
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'''Molly Kristin Wood'''<ref>
{{cite podcast
| url = http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-11455_7-9796595-10.html?
| title = Buzz Out Loud 581: The Final EULA!
| website = http://bol.cnet.com
| host = [[Molly Wood]] and [[Tom Merritt]]
| date = 2007-10-12
| accessdate = 11-11
| accessyear = 2007
}}</ref> (''born {{birth date|1975|05|23}}'') is an executive editor at [[CNET]].com and previously a writer for [[Associated Press]], [[MacHome Journal]] magazine, and [[O'Reilly Media]]. Wood hosts the [[Buzz Out Loud]] [[podcast]] with [[Tom Merritt]]; the "Gadgettes"<ref>
{{cite journal
| url = http://www.onlinereporter.com/article.php?article_id=6861
| title = CNET launches Podcast Central
| journal = [[The Online Reporter]]
| date = 2006-05-27
| issue = 494
| pages = 10
| accessdate = 2007-11-23
}}</ref>
podcast with [[Kelly Morrison]]; "The Buzz Report", a quirky technology video news column that is published weekly; and "CNET Mailbag", a viewers' mail show. She has appeared in mainstream media shows such as [[Regis and Kelly]] and [[CNBC]]'s [[On the Money]].

Wood hails from [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], [[North Dakota]]. She has a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[journalism]] with a major in [[French language|French]] from the [[University of Montana]] in [[Missoula]], [[Montana]]. 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]], Missoula's daily newspaper. In July 1997, she joined the [[Associated Press]], handling a variety of both general news and sports stories in the western US.

<!-- Hasn;t she repeatedly referred to her husband as Jason on the Buzz Out Loud podcast? I need to dig out my old episodes.... -->
She is married to Justin Eckhouse [http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wedding/TMII71D5C0WC] <!--BY FOLLOWING THE "WEDWEB" LINKS ON WWW.THEMOLLY.COM YOU CAN FIND THEIR REGISTRIES AND WHO THE COUPLE IS [[WP:BIO]]--> and currently lives in the [[Oakland, California|Oakland Hills]] area <ref>{{cite podcast | url = http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6776212.html | title = Buzz Out Loud 563: AMD's Three-Legged Chip | website = http://bol.cnet.com | host = [[Molly Wood]] and [[Tom Merritt]] | date= 18 September 2007 | accessdate = 09-18 | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref>. In December 2006, Molly announced during a [[podcast]] that she was expecting a baby. Wood gave birth to a baby boy named "Eli" on [[March 2]], [[2007]]. Wood returned to work on [[July 9]], [[2007]] after three months of maternity leave<ref>{{cite web |url = http://themolly.com/blog/?p=36 |title = Molly Wood's Buzz Me blog |accessdate=2007-12-05 }}</ref>.

In January 2008, Wood's hairstyle became the subject of a [[meme]]-like legacy among the technology-podcast listener community. The controversy originated with a comment by [[John Dvorak]] on the [[This Week in Tech]] podcast, who described Wood's hairstyle as a '[[Mullet]]'.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://twit.tv/129 |title = Molly's Mullet |accessdate=2008-02-20 }}</ref>

==Guest appearances==
Molly has been a guest on:
*[[Attack of the Show]]
**January 25, 2007<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/date/01252007/index.html
|title = Attack of the Show: Blog, January 15, 2007
|accessdate = 2007-10-15
|author = dvinson
|date= 2007-01-15
|work = Attack of the Show: Blog
|publisher = [[G4TV]]
|quote = Gregory Kohs, webmaster for mywikibiz.com and Molly Wood, the Executive Editor from C-Net join us tonight at 7PM to discuss!
}}</ref>
**February 6, 2007<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/date/02062007/index.html
|title = Attack of the Show: Blog, February 6, 2007
|accessdate = 2007-10-15
|author = dvinson
|date= 2007-02-06
|work = Attack of the Show: Blog
|publisher = [[G4TV]]
|quote = Tonight on The Loop, our experts Mark McClusky from Wired and Molly Wood from C-Net will be discussing the future of YouTube.
}}</ref>
*[[Live with Regis and Kelly]] - November 7, 2006
*[[Attack of the Show]] - June 6, 2006
*[[CNBC]]'s [[On the Money]] - May 18, 2006
*[http://www.crankygeeks.com Cranky Geeks]
:*[http://www.crankygeeks.com/2006/06/cranky_geeks_episode_15_bluray.html Episode 15] - June 21, 2006
:*[http://www.crankygeeks.com/2006/08/cranky_geeks_episode_22_wwdc_2.html Episode 22] - August 10, 2006
:*[http://www.crankygeeks.com/2007/01/cranky_geeks_episode_48_iphone.html Episode 49] - January 31, 2007
:*[http://www.crankygeeks.com/2008/08/episode_128_border_agency_can.php Episode 128] - August 6, 2008

*[[TWiT]] ([[This Week in Tech]]) '''Podcast'''
:*[http://twit.tv/44 Episode 44]
:*[http://twit.tv/49 Episode 49]
:*[http://twit.tv/56 Episode 56]
:*[http://twit.tv/58 Episode 58]
:*[http://twit.tv/76 Episode 76]
:*[http://twit.tv/102 Episode 102]
:*[http://twit.tv/107 Episode 107]
:*[http://twit.tv/132 Episode 132]
:*[http://twit.tv/141 Episode 141]
:*[http://twit.tv/160 Episode 160]

==External links==
*[http://www.cnet.com CNET.com]
*[http://buzz.cnet.com Buzz Report Column and Video]
*[http://bol.cnet.com Buzz Out Loud]
*[http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-12552_7-6515274-1.html The Gadgettes]
*[http://cultureofownership.org/ The Culture of Ownership(Molly Wood's Personal Blog)]
*[http://themolly.com/blog/ Molly Wood's Second Personal Blog]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{CNET}}

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Revision as of 02:27, 1 December 2008

Template:Infobox Internet celebrity 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 hosts the Buzz Out Loud podcast with Tom Merritt; the "Gadgettes"[2] podcast with Kelly Morrison; "The Buzz Report", a quirky technology video news column that is published weekly; and "CNET Mailbag", a viewers' mail show. She has appeared in mainstream media shows such as Regis and Kelly and CNBC's On the Money.

Wood hails from Bismarck, North Dakota. She has a BA in journalism with a major in French from the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. 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, Missoula's daily newspaper. In July 1997, she joined the Associated Press, handling a variety of both general news and sports stories in the western US.

She is married to Justin Eckhouse [1] and currently lives in the Oakland Hills area [3]. In December 2006, Molly announced during a podcast that she was expecting a baby. Wood gave birth to a baby boy named "Eli" on March 2, 2007. Wood returned to work on July 9, 2007 after three months of maternity leave[4].

In January 2008, Wood's hairstyle became the subject of a meme-like legacy among the technology-podcast listener community. The controversy originated with a comment by John Dvorak on the This Week in Tech podcast, who described Wood's hairstyle as a 'Mullet'.[5]

Guest appearances

Molly has been a guest on:

References

  1. ^ Molly Wood and Tom Merritt (2007-10-12). "Buzz Out Loud 581: The Final EULA!". http://bol.cnet.com (Podcast). Retrieved 11-11. {{cite podcast}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |website= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  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). Retrieved 09-18. {{cite podcast}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |website= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Molly Wood's Buzz Me blog". Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  5. ^ "Molly's Mullet". Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  6. ^ dvinson (2007-01-15). "Attack of the Show: Blog, January 15, 2007". Attack of the Show: Blog. G4TV. Retrieved 2007-10-15. Gregory Kohs, webmaster for mywikibiz.com and Molly Wood, the Executive Editor from C-Net join us tonight at 7PM to discuss!
  7. ^ dvinson (2007-02-06). "Attack of the Show: Blog, February 6, 2007". Attack of the Show: Blog. G4TV. Retrieved 2007-10-15. Tonight on The Loop, our experts Mark McClusky from Wired and Molly Wood from C-Net will be discussing the future of YouTube.