Biography
Who is Trisha Hershberger?
Early life and education
Trisha Hershberger grew up in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. She enjoyed DIY projects, technology, and video games as a child. When her parents banned consoles, she learned to modify the home PC to keep playing games.
She studied theater in college because she enjoyed performing and public roles. In 2002, she won the Miss Pennsylvania Coed Pageant. Trisha also enjoys pin-up modeling and cosplaying.
YouTube and SourceFed career
Trisha moved to Los Angeles and started her YouTube channel in August 2010. The channel was first called nerdychick5 before it was renamed. She posts gaming videos and vlogs. She created a series called The Naked Truth where she appeared without makeup or filters.
In 2012, Trisha Hershberger joined the YouTube channel SourceFed. This channel focused on pop culture and news. It reached one million subscribers in 2013 and won several Streamy Awards.
She helped found SourceFed Nerd in May 2013. This sister channel covered technology and gaming. Trisha often acted as an on-field reporter at industry conventions. She reported on Discovery's FinFest 2014 during Shark Week.
Other hosting roles
Trisha left SourceFed in March 2015. She guest hosted DC All Access in April of that year. She later joined The Escapist as an on-camera personality and hosted a series called Take My Money.
In 2015, she appeared on a Buzzr series called Beat the Clock. She also interviewed people at VidCon that same year. In 2016, she was on the IGN show Up at Noon Live!.
Trisha Hershberger worked with several brands in 2019. These included Newegg, Kingston Technology, Nerdist, and Geek & Sundry. She also hosted an episode of You Know That Scene for Focus Features on Facebook.
Recent work and projects
In 2018, she participated in a tabletop role-playing series for HyperRPG based on The Banner Saga. This project streamed on Twitch.
In 2021, she talked about tech products with WAFF and WGVU-FM. That October, she partnered with Nintendo to promote the game Metroid Dread.
Trisha hosted a Q&A watch party for The Boys Presents: Diabolical in 2022 for Amazon Prime and IGN. In 2023, she was a guest on the first episode of the gaming podcast One More Life from Radio Times.
Birthday and age
Trisha Hershberger was born on September 15, 1982, which makes Trisha 44 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Trisha shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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