Angie Goff (born March 17, 1980 in
Seoul, South Korea
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) is a Korean-born
American broadcast journalist currently at
WTTG
WTTG (channel 5) is a television station in Washington, D.C., airing programming from the Fox network. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside MyNetworkTV outlet WDCA (channel 20). WTTG and WDCA sh ...
(locally known as "FOX5") in
Washington D.C.
)
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Goff also writes the popular
blog
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OhMyGoffknown for showcasing viewer generated content. She was also a fill-in anchor for
NBC News
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'
Early Today
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.
Personal
Goff was born and raised in
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 o ...
. She spent most of her childhood and teenage years there, and attended the
Seoul American High School
Seoul American High School often abbreviated as SAHS was a secondary school in Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA).
The school was part of the Pacific West District of the Depa ...
for her freshman and sophomore years, where she played guard on the basketball team.
In 1995, she moved to
Herndon, Virginia and graduated from
Herndon High School, where she was senior class president.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
George Mason University where she was a member of
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.
In April 2008 she married Dr. Robert Ellis III, a
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
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pediatric
dentist. They have three children - Adora, Robert IV, and Wren.
Career
Her first job in television reporting for
public-access television
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cable TV station Torrance CitiCable while living in
Los Angeles, California
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. During this time Goff served as the personal assistant to
Entertainment Tonight anchor
Mark Steines
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. Next, Goff also served as a morning anchor and reporter for CBS affiliate
KMEG-TV
KMEG (channel 14) is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, United States, affiliated with the digital multicast network Dabl. It is owned by Waitt Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, ...
in
Sioux City, Iowa
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. From 2004 -2007 she next worked in Columbia South Carolina at
WIS-TV
WIS (channel 10) is a television station in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios on Bull and Gervais Streets ( US 1/US 378) in downtown Columbia ...
where she was a news anchor and reporter. While at the Columbia, South Carolina station Goff won a regional
Emmy Award.
From 2007-2011 she was the Washington DC CBS Affiliate
WUSA traffic and entertainment reporter.
In November 2010, Goff joined DC radio station
WVRX
WVRX (104.9 FM) is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Strasburg, Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley. WVRX is owned by Point FM Ministries. WVRX simulcasts sister station WVRS.
History
On January 31 ...
, locally known as "105.9 The Edge", as a member of the "Kirk and Mike" morning show hosted by
Mike O'Meara and Kirk McEwen.
In August 2011, Goff left
WUSA to join
WRC-TV
WRC-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Washington, D.C., airing programming from the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Class A Telemundo outlet WZDC-CD (channel 44 ...
(locally known as "NBC4" or "NBC Washington") as a weekend morning
anchor
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and reporter.
According to Capitol File Magazine, Goff's website, ohmygoff.tv ranked #2 in Washington, D.C. for top blogs in 2010. Washington Life Magazine named Goff as one of the capital's most influential under 40 residents two years in a row.
Goff was a member of ''
Today
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* Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now''
* Current era, present
* The current calendar date
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 ...
'' show's Parenting Team before her departure from WRC-TV. In this capacity she appeared on the fourth hour of the program discussing parenting topics with
Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb ( ; arz, هدى قطب, ''Hudā Quṭb''; ; born August 9, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show ''Today'' and co-host of its entertainment ...
and
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathryn Lee Gifford ( née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show '' Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee''. Gifford is ...
.
On June 21, 2019, Goff began a weekly joint-podcast/vodcast called "The Oh My Goff Show", broadcast from the Podcast Village Studios in the
Georgetown neighborhood of
Northwest Washington, D.C.
On July 8, 2019, Goff joined
WTTG
WTTG (channel 5) is a television station in Washington, D.C., airing programming from the Fox network. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside MyNetworkTV outlet WDCA (channel 20). WTTG and WDCA sh ...
as a news anchor of the station's newly-launched 4pm newscast and the station's 7pm "Like It Or Not" roundtable.
References
External links
Official WebsiteThe Oh My Goff Show WebsiteAngie Goff's Column in Washington Life Magazine
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Living people
American bloggers
George Mason University alumni
People from Seoul
Seoul American High School alumni
Television anchors from Washington, D.C.
American women bloggers
American women podcasters
American podcasters
American writers of Korean descent
1980 births
People from Herndon, Virginia
South Carolina television anchors
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American women television journalists
21st-century American women writers