Dan Ackerman
Born
(1974-03-13) March 13, 1974 (age 39)
Education
Buffalo, NY 2005 UB
Occupation
Journalist
Notable credit(s)
CNET.com Senior Editor (2006--Present)
Spouse(s)
Libe Goad
Children
1, Son, Dash Ackerman
Website
http://www.danackerman.com
Dan Ackerman (born March 13, 1974) is a former radio DJ turned technology and video game journalist. Ackerman resides in New York City and has written about video games and gadgets for publications including SPIN,Blender, WWE Magazine, and The Hollywood Reporter.
He is currently a Senior Editor at CNET.com and a regular TV talking head on outlets such as G4TV, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and CNBC. Ackerman co-hosted CNET's weekly Digital City and CNET Labcasts video podcast. Previously, Ackerman was the editor-in-chief of Clubplanet.com from 2001-2006, and a Senior Editor at UGO.com from 1999-2001. He has released four albums on the Helper Monkey Records label, including 2008's "Tales Out of Night School" and 2012's "The Futurist".
Ackerman is married to Libe Goad.