Trisha Hershberger

Trisha Lyn Hershberger is an American YouTuber, vlogger, and television host.
Her online career has seen her appear on various YouTube channels and websites, particularly those in the nerd culture niche. Often times in a hosting role, she often discusses video gaming, technology, and tabletop gaming-related topics.

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Early and personal life

Hershberger was born on September 15, 1982, and grew up in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. While growing up, she developed an interest in video games, technology, and DIY. After her parents banned her from using consoles, she taught herself to modify her family's home PC so that she could play video games.
She won the Miss Pennsylvania Coed Pageant in 2002. A theater major, Hershberger expressed she went to school for entertainment, stating that "I liked performing. I knew that I liked being public-facing."
Hershberger has also been noted to enjoy cosplaying and pin-up modelling.

Hosting and YouTube career

Hershberger blended her enthusiasm for technology and background in theater after she "got out to Los Angeles and tripped and fell into YouTube." She created her YouTube channel in August 2010. In 2011, while in Los Angeles, she appeared on stage.
Originally named "nerdychick5", her YouTube channel is now eponymously named. On it, she uploads vlogging and gaming content. Many of her vlogs are part of her series The Naked Truth, no longer in production, in which she vlogged while seemingly nude, with no makeup, filters or editing. In addition to creating content on YouTube and Facebook, Hershberger is also a streamer on Twitch. Hershberger owns and operates her own production company, which has created content for clients such as TwitchGaming and Amazon.

2015–present: Various hosting roles

Following her departure from SourceFed, Hershberger found work as a host and content creator for various channels, shows, and websites. In April 2015, she guest hosted an episode of DC All Access. Later that year, she began working for The Escapist, a video game magazine and website, as an on-camera personality. While working with the magazine, she hosted Take My Money, a series hosted on their website. Also in 2015, Hershberger appeared on Beat the Clock, a game series uploaded by the Buzzr YouTube channel and hosted by her former SourceFed colleague Elliott Morgan. In June, Hershberger interviewed many YouTube personalities who attended VidCon.
In 2016, she made an appearance on IGN's web talk show, Up at Noon Live!
Hershberger was a participant on HyperRPG's four-part tabletop role-playing game series based on The Banner Saga, which streamed on Twitch in 2018.
In 2019, Hershberger noted that she was hosting shows for Kingston Technology, Newegg, Geek & Sundry, and Nerdist. During the year, she hosted an episode of You Know That Scene, a series produced by Focus Features for distribution on Facebook.
In 2021, she spoke with WGVU-FM and WAFF about tech products.
Nintendo partnered with Hershberger and other Twitch streamers in October 2021 to promote their Metroid Dread title. In 2022, Amazon Prime partnered with IGN to live stream a Q&A watch party for The Boys Presents: Diabolical, which Hershberger hosted. In 2023, Radio Times launched One More Life, a gaming podcast; Hershberger appeared as a guest on its first episode.