Emma Goss

I'm a journalist who loves reporting across media platforms.

I'm both a freelance general assignment reporter at NBC Bay Area/Telemundo 48 and an award-winning staff writer for J. The Jewish News of Northern California. I'm also the creator and host of Such a Match!, an original narrative feature podcast about Jewish love stories.

In December 2024 I received five awards from the San Francisco Press Club, recognizing my reporting for both NBC Bay Area and J.

I cover all regions of the Bay Area and report in English and Spanish for broadcast. I love investigative reporting, digging for the details, connecting the dots, combing through data and records and starting a conversation.

As a reporter for J. the Jewish News of Northern California, I've been busy covering the most challenging issues facing Northern California's Jewish communities in the wake of Oct. 7.

In January 2024, I broke the news that dozens of Jewish Oakland families were applying to leave their school district over safety concerns. The story went viral on X, and widely covered across local media. It was also cited in a federal investigation.

Since then, my primary focus has been on education reporting across the Bay Area's K-12 schools and college campuses. I've become a trusted resource for educators and families to turn to for news coverage.

I've won four San Francisco Press Club awards for my writing in 2024, and a Simon Rockower award in 2023 for my long-form cover story about the lack of accessible residential housing for Jewish adults with special needs.

I grew up in Silicon Valley, and attended Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School and Kehillah Jewish High School. I graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a B.A. in American Studies and a minor in Art History.

Before starting my on-air reporting career, I worked as a news producer for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, The Today Show, and MSNBC based in NYC. Prior to joining NBC Bay Area in 2023, I reported for KTVU Fox 2 News.