Trisha Hershberger

Trisha Lyn Hershberger (born September 15, 1982) 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.

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.

She won the Miss Pennsylvania Coed Pageant in 2002.

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.

2012–2015: SourceFed and SourceFed Nerd In 2012, Hershberger became a host on SourceFed, a YouTube channel discussing news and pop culture topics. The channel found early success, reaching one million subscribers the following year. During her tenure on SourceFed, the channel also won multiple Streamy Awards, including an Audience Choice for Series of the Year in 2013.

Hershberger was also one of the founding members and host on its sister channel, SourceFed Nerd. Hershberger was a frequent on-field reporter, as well as generally associated with discussing tech news.

In 2014, she covered Discovery's FinFest 2014 event for SourceFed Nerd during Shark Week. Later in the year, she made an appearance on Hot Pepper Gaming, a YouTube channel, in which she reviewed Neverending Nightmares.

Also in March, Hershberger announced on her YouTube channel that she would be leaving SourceFed. In March 2017, Hershberger made an appearance on SourceFed final episode of Table Talk, prior to the channel being made defunct.

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. 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.

Nintendo partnered with Hershberger and other Twitch streamers in October 2021 to promote their Metroid Dread title. In 2023, Radio Times launched One More Life, a gaming podcast; Hershberger appeared as a guest on its first episode.