Editing Morgan Webb

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{{short description|American television presenter and producer}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Morgan Webb
| image              = Morgan Webb in a hurry.jpg
| caption            = Webb in 2007
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1978|10|5}}<ref name="askmen-dob">{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models_200/220_morgan_webb.html |title=Morgan Webb |work=[[AskMen.com]] |access-date=September 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109193601/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/models_200/220_morgan_webb.html |archive-date=January 9, 2010 }}</ref>
| birth_place        = 
| occupation         = [[Television presenter]], [[Television producer|producer]]
| yearsactive        = 2001–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Robert Reid (author)|Rob Reid]]|2006}}
}}
'''Morgan Ailis Webb''' (born October 5, 1978) is a former co-host and senior segment [[Television producer|producer]] of the [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] show ''[[X-Play]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g4tv.com/games/xplay/ |title=''X-Play.com'' |access-date=July 19, 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724063443/http://www.g4tv.com/games/xplay/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was previously the host of the podcast ''WebbAlert'' and a monthly columnist for the United States edition of ''[[FHM]]'', where she contributed a monthly [[video game]] column titled "Tips from the Gaming Goddess".<ref>[http://www.lycos.com/info/morgan-webb--maxim-magazine.html Lycos Retriever.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424061047/http://www.lycos.com/info/morgan-webb--maxim-magazine.html |date=April 24, 2009 }} Morgan Webb: Maxim Magazine</ref> She began working at independent game studio [[Bonfire Studios]] in March 2017 in a production role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan--webb/ |title=''LinkedIn.com'' }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bonfirestudios.com/about-us|title = Our Story & Our Team}}</ref>

== Career ==
Raised in Los Angeles,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2007 |title=Women Working In Games: G4's Morgan Webb Talks 'X-Play' And Being A Pin-Up |url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2007/12/10/women-working-in-games-g4s-morgan-webb-talks-x-play-and-being-a-pin-up/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314111425/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2007/12/10/women-working-in-games-g4s-morgan-webb-talks-x-play-and-being-a-pin-up/ |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |website=multiplayerblog.mtv.com}}</ref> Webb attended [[UC Berkeley]] from 1996 to 2000. She developed computer skills in her free time there, 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]] got her hired at [[TechTV]] in 2001, and Webb became employed as the associate producer and web researcher for ''[[The Screen Savers]]''. Throughout 2002 and 2003, she also regularly co-hosted TechTV's ''Call for Help'' with [[Chris Pirillo]]. In April 2003, Webb left ''The Screen Savers'' to co-host ''[[X-Play]]'' with [[Adam Sessler]].

Webb is one of the six TechTV personalities to survive the massive [[layoffs]] resulting from the May 2004 [[merger]] of [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] and TechTV. Only Adam Sessler and Webb remained with the network after [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)#Format|G4's change in format]]. After Sessler's employment was terminated in April 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AdamSessler/status/300820633888104448 |title=Adam Sessler on Twitter |work=Twitter}}</ref> Webb was the only original TechTV personality remaining on the network.

[[File:Morgan Webb.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Morgan Webb during the ''[[Halo 3]]'' launch in New York City, 2007]]
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 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-lived ''[[Free Stuff]]'' on G4.

From August 2, 2007, to January 25, 2009, Webb had a daily video [[blogging]] initiative called ''WebbAlert''. 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 annual [[TED Conference]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webbalert.com/2007/12/december-25th---ted-1-life-extension.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225051411/http://webbalert.com/2007/12/december-25th---ted-1-life-extension.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 25, 2007 |title=December 24, 2007 |publisher=WebbAlert |date=December 24, 2007 |access-date=June 22, 2009 }}</ref> a [[viral video]] special showcasing "future '[[Darwin Award]]' winners",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webbalert.com/2007/12/darwin-viral-video.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228022006/http://webbalert.com/2007/12/darwin-viral-video.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2007 |title=December 26, 2007 |publisher=WebbAlert |date=December 26, 2007 |access-date=June 22, 2009 }}</ref> and tech-centric "Holiday Buyer's Guides".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webbalert.com/2007/12/december-7th-gadget.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208120746/http://webbalert.com/2007/12/december-7th-gadget.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2007 |title=December 7, 2007 |publisher=WebbAlert |date=December 7, 2007 |access-date=June 22, 2009 }}</ref> In January 2009, Webb suspended ''WebbAlert'' indefinitely due to issues with maintaining it on a daily basis concurrently with her hosting duties on ''X-Play''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webbalert.com/2009/01/january-25th-2009.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129163045/http://webbalert.com/2009/01/january-25th-2009.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |title=January 25, 2009 |publisher=WebbAlert |date=January 25, 2009 |access-date=June 22, 2009 }}</ref>

On February 25, 2009, G4 announced that Webb would be the host of their new show ''[[G4 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g4tv.com/g4/press/248/G4-PRESENTS-NEW-INVESTIGATIVE-REPORTING-SERIES-G4-UNDERGROUND-PREMIERING-SUNDAY-MARCH-29.html |title=Press Releases – G4 Presents New Investigative Reporting Series 'G4 Underground' Premiering Sunday, March 29 |publisher=G4 |date=March 2, 2009 |access-date=September 26, 2009 |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806160907/http://www.g4tv.com/g4/press/248/G4-PRESENTS-NEW-INVESTIGATIVE-REPORTING-SERIES-G4-UNDERGROUND-PREMIERING-SUNDAY-MARCH-29.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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

From June 11, 2013, through June 13, 2013, Morgan co-anchored Microsoft's nightly ''Xbox @ E3 Live'' streaming event coverage on Xbox Live, reuniting her with former G4 personalities [[Kevin Pereira]], [[Blair Herter]], [[Jessica Chobot]], [[Blair Butler]] and [[Tina Wood|Tina Summerford]].

Morgan worked as a consultant and creative advisor for [[Activision Blizzard]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caaspeakers.com/morgan-webb/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715060645/http://caaspeakers.com/morgan-webb |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2009 |title=Morgan Webb – CAA Speakers }}</ref> where she also produced and hosted [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard's]] now-defunct monthly [[World of Warcraft]] discussion program ''WoW Source''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeV5Cj7sES8 |title=WoW Source Episode 1: Patch 5.4 Developer Round Table|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/KCH4XPhI-yI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131122123946/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCH4XPhI-yI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCH4XPhI-yI |title=WoW Source Episode 2: Warlords of Draenor|website=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In September 2017, Morgan announced her employment at [[Bonfire Studios]] where she helps organize the community and other various functions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.bonfirestudios.com/welcome-to-bonfire-studios-d3ca69d83b0d|title = Welcome to Bonfire Studios|date = September 12, 2017}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
As an infant and small child, Webb appeared in advertisements for [[Gerber Products Company|Gerber]] baby food, [[Kenner]] Toys, and an ad for McDonald's, where she recited the ingredients of the [[Big Mac]] to a game of [[Pat-a-cake]]. Though Webb's parents refused to let her watch television, she made up for it by playing video games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/53627/XPlay_Hosts.html |title=X-Play Hosts |publisher=G4TV |access-date=June 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122625/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/53627/XPlay_Hosts.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> She began with an [[Atari]], primarily the game ''[[Combat (video game)|Combat]]''; however, as technology progressed, ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' became two of her favorite games. 

After Webb graduated from high school, she left home to attend UC Berkeley. There, she earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[rhetoric]] (with a minor in Italian) in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/gamings-top-50-journalists |title=Gaming's Top 50 Journalists &#124; Edge Online |publisher=Next-gen.biz |date=October 17, 2006 |access-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref>

On August 19, 2006, Webb married [[Robert Reid (author)|Rob Reid]] in a service at [[San Francisco City Hall|City Hall]] in [[San Francisco, California]].<!-- [http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2007/08/webb-alert.html A VC: Webb Alert] (August 2, 2007). (Blog in which Morgan Webb's husband's name is stated). Accessed 2007-08-02. -->

Webb has joined the web-series [[Acquisitions Incorporated]] in playing several [[Dungeons & Dragons]] games at live events like [[PAX West]].

== Media appearances ==
[[File:Morgan Webb (cropped).jpg|thumb|170px|right|Webb at [[Penny Arcade Expo|PAX Prime]] 2012]]
Throughout 2004 and beyond, Webb was featured in numerous issues of print publications. ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' magazine spotlighted her in their July 2004 issue. ''FHM'' featured a five-page article in their November 2004 issue, and also had her listed in three consecutive years for their annual ''The 100 Sexiest Women in the World'' article: #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 of ''Colleges.com U Magazine''.

In April 2004, Webb was in "TechTV's Sexiest Techie" poll sponsored by ''[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]'' magazine. TechTV viewers could vote for their favorite girl via the ''Playboy'' website. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/techtv/index.html |title=Arts & Entertainment – Features – Tech TV |publisher=Playboy.com |access-date=June 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501153615/http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/techtv/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2009}}</ref>

Webb appeared in the music video "Strange New Element" from the band Low Water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lowwatermusic.com/pages/video.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606011834/http://www.lowwatermusic.com/pages/video.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2002 |title=low water |publisher=Lowwatermusic.com |access-date=June 22, 2009 }}</ref> 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 album ''Hard Words in a Speakeasy''. She additionally provided her own vocals for ''X-Play: The Musical'', which aired in February 2007.  She is a frequent guest on various talk shows, including ''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' (in February 2008), ''[[Chelsea Lately]]'' (in early 2009), and ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' (on April 15, 2009).<ref>McElroy, Justin. [http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/16/morgan-webb-plays-punch-out-with-jimmy-fallon/ Morgan Webb plays Punch-Out!! with Jimmy Fallon]. ''[[Joystiq]]''. April 16, 2009.</ref> She was also a frequent co-host on G4's ''[[Attack of the Show!]]''.  On June 17, 2009, Webb appeared on [[KCRW]] Radio, as part of the station's ''Guest DJ Project''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/gd/gd090617morgan_webb |title=Morgan Webb – Guest DJ Project |publisher=KCRW.com |access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref>

On June 21, 2008, Webb along with her ''X-Play'' co-host Adam Sessler, participated in the 50th annual ''Hollywood Stars Celebrity [[Softball]]'' game at [[Dodger Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20080618&content_id=2955662&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp |title=Live From Los Angeles: Hollywood Stars |work=MLB.com |access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeV5Cj7sES8 |title=WoW Source: Patch 5.4 Developer Round Table |work=YouTube}}</ref>

Webb played a minor role as Neely Lamm on the CBS TV Drama series [[Bull_(2016_TV_series)|Bull]] on an episode titled, "The Fall" which aired on February 7, 2017.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Morgan Webb}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{IMDb name|1078852}}
* [http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/hosts/morgan.aspx Morgan Webb's X-Play Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705053546/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/hosts/morgan.aspx |date=July 5, 2008 }}

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