Veronica Belmont
Born 1982 · Age 43
American online media personality, podcaster and product manager known for Tekzilla, Buzz Out Loud, Mahalo Daily, Qore, Sword & Laser and Mozilla's IRL; later a product leader at Adobe, Unity and Electronic Arts.
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Born in Hartford, Connecticut
Veronica Ann Belmont was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
Grew up with family in toy industry
Early life detail: mother was a vice president at Coleco and father worked for Hasbro; upbringing exposed her to toys/tech culture.
Attended Conard High School (West Hartford, CT)
Attended Conard High School in West Hartford, Connecticut (exact years not listed; included as high-school education milestone).
Enrolled at Emerson College
Began studies at Emerson College in Boston, majoring in audio production and new media studies (enrollment year estimated based on 2004 graduation).
Internship at CNET Networks
Secured an internship producing audio content for CNET Networks (date shortly after graduation in 2004).
Graduated Emerson College (B.A.)
Graduated from Emerson College with a degree in audio production and new media studies.
Worked briefly in Boston after graduation
Worked for a short period in Boston in 2004 before securing an internship at CNET.
Hired full-time at CNET (producing First Look from the Labs)
Six months after the internship, hired full-time to produce the First Look from the Labs series and began producing Buzz Out Loud.
Produced/co-hosted MP3 Insider and CRAVE Gadget Blog
Served as producer and co-host (with James Kim) of two CNET podcasts: MP3 Insider and CRAVE Gadget Blog.
Hosted CNET coverage of major events (Maker Faire, CES, SXSW)
Began hosting CNET videos covering Maker Faire, CES, and South by Southwest; also hosted the Prizefight series.
Made video debut on CNET
First on-camera appearance on CNET in an Insider Secrets segment titled 'Give your PC a Mac-over'.
Acknowledged as official co-host of Buzz Out Loud
Role on the Buzz Out Loud podcast expanded from engineer/producer to official co-host (acknowledgement around Aug/Sep 2006).
Left CNET to join Mahalo
Announced departure from CNET and moved to Mahalo to produce a daily video show (Mahalo Daily).
Final appearance on CNET TV
Final appearance on CNET TV in the 'iPhone vs Nokia N95' edition of Prizefight (appeared July 25, 2007).
First Mahalo Daily video: Leeroy Jenkins interview at BlizzCon
Posted first Mahalo Daily video: an interview with Leeroy Jenkins from BlizzCon 2007.
Co-founded Sword & Laser podcast
Started co-hosting the Sword & Laser podcast with Tom Merritt focusing on science fiction and fantasy books (podcast began Oct 16, 2007).
Guest / contestant appearances at web events
Participated in Pixelodeon Festival curation and appeared as a contestant at NewTeeVee Live gameshow and other web events (mid-late 2007).
Left Mahalo and began at Revision3 (transition complete)
Formal transition from Mahalo to Revision3 following announcement and start as Tekzilla co-host.
Announced departure from Mahalo Daily
On April 2, 2008 Belmont announced she would be leaving Mahalo Daily within two weeks.
Joined Revision3 as Tekzilla co-host
Revision3 announced Belmont would join its staff as co-host of Tekzilla (press release April 9, 2008).
Became host of Tekzilla Daily Tip
In May 2008, began hosting the short daily tech tips segment Tekzilla Daily Tip.
Announced as host for Sony's Qore
Sony Computer Entertainment announced Qore, a subscription-based monthly PS3 video program, with Belmont as host (announcement June 2008).
Publicly discussed discovering Jewish heritage
In an interview (June 21, 2010) Belmont said she learned she was Jewish through the Internet and discussed family heritage.
Voice acting in Fallout: New Vegas DLC 'Old World Blues'
Provided voices for several characters (Light Switch 01, Light Switch 02, Stealth Suit Mk II and Christine Royce) in the 'Old World Blues' expansion for Fallout: New Vegas.
Stepped down as host of Qore
Announced via her blog that she would step down as host of the Sony Qore program (post dated Oct 19, 2011).
Announced as co-host of TWiT's 'Game On!'
Leo Laporte announced Belmont would co-host a new TWiT gaming show 'Game On!' with Brian Brushwood (announcement Oct 30, 2011).
Sword & Laser video incarnation on Geek & Sundry
A video version of Sword & Laser ran on Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry (2012–2013), producing over 30 episodes.
First live episode of TWiT 'Game On!' aired
The first official episode of Game On! aired live on the TWiT network (Jan 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm PT).
Last uploaded episode of 'Game On!'
The final episode of Game On! was uploaded on April 9, 2012.
Launched 'Fact or Fictional' on techfeed
Began hosting 'Fact or Fictional', a short-format Revision3/techfeed show examining tech from fictional media (Oct 2012).
Noted residence in San Francisco with Ryan Block
Public bios around this time note she resided in San Francisco with partner (former Engadget editor) Ryan Block.
Co-hosted 'Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers' on BBC America
Premiered as one of the co-hosts and testers on BBC America's Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers (premiered March 18, 2013).
Left Revision3 / Tekzilla
Announced departure from Revision3 and Tekzilla in November 2013.
Became founding host of Mozilla's IRL podcast
Started hosting 'IRL - Online Life is Real Life', a Mozilla-produced podcast about how technology shapes life (June 2017).
Left Mozilla IRL (after Season 3)
Left IRL after Season 3; tweet on Oct 18, 2018 noted Season 3 was her last (departure timing late 2018).
Joined Adobe Spark / Adobe Express as Product Manager & Evangelist
In July 2018 Belmont became a product manager and evangelist on the Adobe Spark team (Spark later became Adobe Express).
Publicly announced departure from IRL via Twitter
Tweet on Oct 18, 2018 confirmed that Season 3 was her last hosting IRL.
Served as product manager for Disco (chat-based recognition tool)
Served as a product manager for Disco, a chat-based team recognition tool (later acquired by Culture Amp). Exact tenure dates not public in sources supplied.
Product manager on Adobe Express (search & integrations)
Worked on Adobe Express focused on search and integrations (role ties to earlier Adobe Spark work; exact dates of role evolution not precisely dated).
Director of Product at Unity (Muse Sketch team)
Served as Director of Product at Unity for the Muse Sketch team, a generative-AI assisted tool for real-time 3D prototyping (date estimated based on resume chronology).
Director of Product at Electronic Arts (current)
Listed as Director of Product at Electronic Arts, creating internal tools to enable user generated content experiences across studio titles (current position per personal site).
Public speaking, advising and evangelism for major tech brands
Extensive experience presenting and advising for IBM, Intel, Sony, AOL, Discovery Digital and other companies (undated engagements across career).
Residence: British Columbia (relocated)
Personal site lists residence in British Columbia; indicates relocation from previous San Francisco base (date unspecified; shown as current).
Ongoing public media and product work
Continues to speak, advise startups, host/appear on podcasts (Sword & Laser involvement continues), and work as a product leader.
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