Becky Worley (born February 4, 1971) is an American journalist and broadcaster. She is the tech contributor for ''

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'' on ABC, host and blogger for a web show on

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Education

Worley graduated

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from

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studying Japanese and started playing

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for the Berkley All-Blues. She earned a

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in 1993. She later received a

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from the Learning, Design, and Technology program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education in 2005.BeckyWorley.com: Resume

Career

Worley worked for

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news in

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from 1993 through 1996. She left to consult on web design and information technology for small business. She then spent 6 years (1998–2005) with ZDTV /

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. though she started as a Line producer for ''Call For Help'' Worley is probably best known for being

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's Computer Security Analyst. She reported, anchored the news, and hosted a how-to show for TechTV. Worley wrote ''TechTV's Security Alert: Stories of Real People Protecting Themselves from Identity Theft, Viruses, and Scams'' (TechTV, November, 2003) (). In 2004, Worley hosted a series on the

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called ''Mother of All'', a show in which fine arts and industrial arts were blended together using whatever material was available to make the "Mother of All" things. Worley began on ABC's Good Morning America in 2005, and has appeared on their ''Weekend Edition'' starting in 2011. She has appeared as a Technology Contributor for ''

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'' since 2011. She has been with Yahoo! Tech since 2006 as a video blogger and host of the weekly web broadcast ''Hook Me Up''. From 2006 through 2007, she hosted a show for the

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called ''The Best Places to Find Cash and Treasures''. She spent part of 2010 as a co-host to Tom Merritt on a daily podcast in the

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network called Tech News Today.

Personal life

Worley was raised on the island of

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from 1977 and currently resides in the

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.BeckyWorley.com: Bio
On January 5, 2008, she gave birth to twins - Emalia and Finn Worley Mitchell.

References

External links

Becky Worley's official site
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"Life After TechTV's ''TechLive'' and ''Fresh Gear'': Becky Worley Speaks Out"
interview on IHMW fan site
List of guest appearances
on

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Network
Guest appearance
on

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Marketing Podcast
Cash & Treasures
on TravelChannel.com *
Hook Me Up
on

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