Amber MacArthur

Amber MacArthur
MacArthur in 2020
Born
Amber Dawn MacArthur

(1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 (age 48)
EducationB.A. in English from Dalhousie University; Journalism at University of King's College
Known forCall for Help on G4techTV Canada; CityNews International; Social Hour; CommandN
TitleMedia Specialist
RelativesJeff MacArthur
Websitehttp://www.ambermac.com

Amber Dawn MacArthur (born 27 June 1976) is a Canadian television and netcasting personality, bestselling author of two books, and keynote speaker. MacArthur (aka Amber Mac) is the former co-host of BNN's App Central and Bloomberg Brink, G4TechTV's Call for Help, and TWiT's The Social Hour (successor to net@night/Inside the Net). She was the most followed Canadian television personality on Twitter in 2008.[2] In 2018, she was named DMZ's 30 inspirational women making a difference in tech.[3]

She is now the co-host of the 2018 AI podcast series, The AI Effect[4] where she interviews notable guests such as Prime Minister Trudeau and Mayor John Tory. Amber is President of a digital media company called AmberMac Media, Inc.

MacArthur used to produce and co-host her own video podcast, commandN, and has also hosted on Torrent and Gadgets and Gizmos for G4techTV Canada. MacArthur worked for over a year for Citytv's CityNews and CP24, and she had returned to the now CTV-owned CP24 as New Media Specialist and was the host of Webnation. She previously hosted and produced a show for Xbox called "Girls Go Geek" alongside her brother Jeff MacArthur and Christopher Dick that features women in technology.[5]

  1. ^ Mac, Amber (12 April 2007). "Amber Mac's Facebook profile". Facebook. p. 1. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Forget Facebook, everyone's a-Twitter". Toronto Star. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Amber Mac | The DMZ". The DMZ. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. ^ "The AI Effect by Entertainment One on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ Girls Go Geek at IMDb