When he's not recording jazz/funk-infused indie music, New York native Dan Ackerman is a former radio DJ turned journalist, and has covered technology, video games, computers, nightlife, and music for publications such as SPIN, Blender, The Hollywood Reporter, PC Magazine, and Men's Journal.
Dan is currently a Senior Editor at CNET.com and a regular TV talking head seen on ABC News, CNBC, MSNBC, Current-TV, CNN, CBS News, Reuters TV, BBC News, NY1 and others. He was formerly the Editor-in-Chief of Clubplanet.com, and a Senior Editor at UGO.com.
For Dan's most recent articles and media appearances, see the Twitter feed to the right. Select media clips are also embedded below. If you're interested in Dan's music, check out his latest work here.
| current work|
CNET.com: As a Senior Editor at this leading technology news and reviews site, Dan runs the extremely popular Laptops section, manages the New York branch of CNET Labs, and covers news about laptops, video games, and other consumer technology topics. He also co-hosts a weekly live video podcast: Digital City, seen Mondays at 3pm EST.
ABC News Tech Bytes: Dan is a regular contributor to ABC's popular tech news segment, profiling the latest video games. These segments can be seen early Tuesday during America This Morning and online at ABCNews.com.
This is one of the only national network news slots reserved for regular video game coverage. A recent clip, on New Super Mario Bros. Wii, is here.
Print: Dan contributes occasional print and online features to several newsstand magazines, most notably SPIN, WWE Magazine, and Men's Journal. He was previously a regular monthly columnist at both SPIN and WWE Mag.
| dan facts |
- Co-Founder of women's gaming site GameGal.com, named one of PC Magazine's Top 100 Web sites for 2003
- Co-creator of the infamous Gary Coleman Webathon [archived here] as Senior Editor for UGO.com
- Wrote weekly nightlife column in the Tribune-owned newspaper amNewYork (2004-2005)
- Editor-in-Chief of Clubplanet.com, 2001-2005 and founding Editor of Clubplanet Magazine, a nationally distributed quarterly nightlife publication.
- Member of Mensa
- M.A. in Public Communications from Fordham University
- Graduate of the Bronx High School of Science
- Cast member on cult Web TV programs PlayValue and Best Game Ever
| contact |
If you're looking for tech buying advice, please contact Dan through his offical CNET.com page, located here.
| on-camera highlights |
Below are a handful of select video clips. Note that I rarely update these clips. For a full list of on-air appearances, check the Twitter feed, located here.
