1. Amber Dawn MacArthur was born on 27 June 1976 and is a Canadian television and netcasting personality, bestselling author of two books, and keynote speaker.
21 Facts About Amber MacArthur
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Amber MacArthur was the most followed Canadian television personality on Twitter in 2008.
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Amber MacArthur is the co-host of the 2018 AI podcast series, The AI Effect where she interviews notable guests such as Prime Minister Trudeau and Mayor John Tory.
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Amber MacArthur used to produce and co-host her own video podcast, commandN, and has hosted on Torrent and Gadgets and Gizmos for G4techTV Canada.
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Amber 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.
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Amber MacArthur is originally from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and lives in Toronto.
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Amber MacArthur received an undergraduate degree in English from Dalhousie University, and studied journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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In 2024, Amber MacArthur was honoured as one of DMZ's Women of the Year for her work driving innovation and progress in the tech industry.
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Amber MacArthur has keynoted more than 500 events in North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.
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Amber MacArthur has moderated sessions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former FBI Director James Comey, business coach Tony Robbins, literary icon Margaret Atwood, and many other leading public figures.
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Amber MacArthur worked for Microsoft for two years as a web strategist, as a web designer at Razorfish in San Francisco, and as a judge at the Webby Awards 2000.
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Amber MacArthur appeared weekly in the summer of 2006, as a tech columnist for CBC Newsworld.
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In 2004, Amber MacArthur became a host on Call for Help, a technology series produced for G4techTV Canada, which still airs daily on G4 Canada and HOW TO Channel in Australia.
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Amber MacArthur is the subject of a song written in tribute to Call for Help 2.0.
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From August 2004 to September 2006, Amber MacArthur was host of the G4techTV Canada program Torrent, which is still in production.
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Amber MacArthur hosted Gadgets and Gizmos for the Canadian channel.
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On 28 August 2006, Amber MacArthur announced on her blog that she was leaving her position at G4techTV and would no longer appear on Call For Help, Torrent, or Gadgets and Gizmos.
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Amber MacArthur was informed on 4 January 2008 that the budget was not there for the program.
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Amber MacArthur's Webnation replaced HomePage on the CP24 schedule 14 October 2009.
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In June 2005, Amber MacArthur started the weekly video podcast commandN, which covered technology trends both online and offline.
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Amber MacArthur has been quoted by major Canadian newspapers, when they need a tech expert.