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| Born | November 22, 1974 |
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| Occupation | Senior Producer |
| Website Revision3 This Week in Tech |
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Roger Chang (born November 22, 1974)[1] is a computer enthusiast and American television personality most notably known from his time as a segment producer and appearances on TechTV's Call for Help and The Screen Savers. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San The Screen Savers (broadcast May 11, 1998 – March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV He is currently a senior producer at Revision3. Revision3 Corporation is a San Francisco based Internet television network that creates produces and distributes video shows on niche topics
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Early life
Chang attended Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, California. Thomas Downey High School is a High School in Modesto California. Modesto is the County seat of Stanislaus County in the US state of California. Upon graduating from high school, Chang continued his education at San Francisco State University. San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University [2]
Career
In 1998, Chang was hired by ZDTV(later TechTV) as an Associate Producer. TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San While working at TechTV, Chang was involved with the production of two of the most popular productions; Call for Help, which was a live call in show for fans seeking technology assistance and The Screen Savers, a television show centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world. The Screen Savers (broadcast May 11, 1998 – March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV He was also an on-air talent at times as well as an occasional fill-in host on Call for Help. Chang remained in this capacity until the spring of 2004. [3]
On March 25, 2004, Comcast's G4 gaming channel announced a merger with TechTV. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone G4 is an American cable and satellite Television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12&ndash34 devoted to the world of This move became hugely controversial among loyal fans of TechTV. Around May 6, G4 announced the termination of 250 employees from the San Francisco office by July 10, 2004, allowing approximately 80 to 100 employees to transition to G4's main office in Los Angeles, California if they agreed to relocate there. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [4] Chang was terminated and did not make the move to Los Angeles.
In late 2004, an early pre-alpha version of ScopeTech, a technology opinion website founded by Dan Huard with Chang and Robert Padbury, was created. Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Dan Huard (born May 23, 1979) is a Computer enthusiast and American Television personality who resides in San Francisco Chang no longer contributes to ScopeTech.
Chang left the gaming website GameSpot in late 2005 to go work for DL.TV, which covers a wide range of technology related topics and is streamed live every Thursday (it was streamed live twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays until episode 189). GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information DLTV is a Technology related IPTV show hosted by Robert Heron. After serving as a camera operator and frequent guest host, he succeeded Patrick Norton as producer and host for DL. Patrick Norton (born June 26 1970, Urbana Illinois) is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers TV.
From March 2006 to October 2006, Roger appeared on the weekly technology podcast from Ziff Davis media called Whats New Now hosted by Jim Louderback. James 'Jim' Louderback (born in 1961 is the CEO of Revision3. [5]
Chang announced in December 2007 that he would be leaving DL. TV to join Revision3 in January 2008. Revision3 Corporation is a San Francisco based Internet television network that creates produces and distributes video shows on niche topics [6].
Chang also frequently appears as a panelist on This Week in Tech. THIS WEEK in TECH casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers is an award winning weekly It was on this show that he explained he was leaving DL. TV to join Patrick Norton and Jim Louderback over at Revision3. James 'Jim' Louderback (born in 1961 is the CEO of Revision3. Revision3 Corporation is a San Francisco based Internet television network that creates produces and distributes video shows on niche topics
At Revision3, Chang has joined Tekzilla and Systm vidcasts as the senior producer (and probable feature host)[7]. Tekzilla is a weekly Video podcast produced by Revision3, currently hosted by Patrick Norton and from April 2008 Veronica Belmont Systm is a weekly Video podcast produced by Revision3, geared toward “the common geek” a “ This Old House ” for geeks hosted
Chang also co-hosts a podcast with Tom Merritt, East Meets West, which deals with various topics such as sports, technology, and politics. Thomas Andrew Merritt was born June 28, 1970 in Greenville Illinois. [8]
A quote of his used by the company UCMore is “I started using it two days ago and I can't stop using it," which his complaints were taken out of context by the Google Adsense advertising system. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online AdSense is an advertisement serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text image and more recently video Advertisements He explained in an episode of This Week in Tech that the quote is misleading since it was taken from an episode of Call for Help that aired several years ago.
See also
- DL.TV
- Revision3
- East Meets West
- TechTV
- GameSpot
- Kevin Rose Founder of Revision3
External links
References
- ^ Roger Chang | rogerchang | Reunion.com Member Profile
- ^ G4 - Feature - Focus On: Roger
- ^ Roger Chang (I)
- ^ Comcast Fires TechTV Staff
- ^ What's New Now Podcast - Video by PC Magazine
- ^ Roger Announces DL.TV departure
- ^ TWIT Ep. 126-Roger Explains going to Revision3
- ^ East Meets West - Podcast » About East Meets West
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