Emma Goss
I grew up in Silicon Valley, attended Jewish day schools in Palo Alto, and caught the journalism bug early. I treasured my antique typewriter, a Hanukkah gift I received at age seven, and determined then that journalism would be my lifelong passion.
I moved to New York City when I was 18. I began writing for the Columbia Daily Spectator and interning at Glamour Magazine, Slate.com, MSNBC, and NBC News, all during my years as a student at Barnard College. I graduated in 2015 with a degree in American Studies, and an award-winning thesis on the genealogy of voices inside our digital devices, offering a contemporary theory on why our devices are so predominantly female-voiced, and the impact those voices carry in our daily lives.
From 2014-2018 I worked my way up the ladder at NBC News in 30 Rockefeller Center. I jumped from Morning Joe intern, to NBC Nightly News desk assistant, to network-wide associate producer for NBC News's nascent business and technology team.
As an associate producer, I became one of the news network’s go-to sources for news, contacts, and pitches on economic policy, retail trends, Wall Street volatility, and all things tech. I am most grateful for the freedom I was given to take the lead and develop stories from start to finish alongside a correspondent. These stories aired on NBC Nightly News, the TODAY Show, and MSNBC.
I moved to Bakersfield, CA in April 2018 for a chance at on-air reporting. I was a general assignment reporter every weekday at 5pm and 6pm for KBAK Eyewitness News.
In December 2020 I began reporting for KTVU, a true homecoming! I'm excited to deliver important information to Bay Area homes at a time when accurate and reliable journalism is more vital than ever, and eager to continue to report on business and tech from the place where so much of the industry started (and where I started), Silicon Valley.
The latest from Emma Goss
Gov. Newsom to announce unprecedented funding for public schools
Gov. Newsom's proposal is aimed at addressing inequalities amplified by the pandemic and students' social-emotional well-being.
Newsom expands drought emergency to these Bay Area counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded his drought emergency proclamation to include counties where the Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake run through.
Alameda City Council approves sweeping changes to 911 response
The Alameda City Council has approved sweeping reforms to how the city responds to certain 911 calls that might not require armed officers.
Dry and windy conditions signal peak wildfire season is ahead of schedule
Red flag warnings are unusual this early in the year, but because California is in a drought, and water levels are below average, the bigger fires typical in the months of August and September could spark as early as July.
Peaceful May Day rallies focus support on communities of color
Across the Bay Area, May Day celebrations and peaceful demonstrations on Saturday brought crowds together in solidarity with groups around the world honoring International Workers Day.
Car slams into San Jose family's house, driver flees the scene
A driver in San Jose plowed into a family's home and ran away, leaving the residents shocked and the neighborhood without power.
Health care providers, tech companies expand digital access to vaccine records
Technology companies and health care providers have developed digital vaccination records that you can access on your phone. The companies are explicit that these are not "vaccine passports," which have been linked to hot-button political debates.
Bay Area health leaders say J&J vaccine is safe, providers can resume use
Public health officers representing the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Solano, and the City of Berkeley, said providers can restart vaccinations with the one-shot vaccine.
OUSD and teachers agree to go back full-time in fall, can't resolve issues for rest of this year
Teachers in the Oakland Unified School District are not happy about in-classroom instruction resuming Monday, and with the school year ending at the end of May, some teachers question whether it's too late in the school year to make much of an impact.
Windsor mayor's brother calls for him to resign from office after more sex assault allegations emerge
Dominic Foppoli's brother, Joe, joined the Windsor town council, Sonoma County board of supervisors, and two North Bay congressmen who are calling him to step down from public office.