In a post on his blog entitled “TeXtra – Now Hiring,” Podshow cofounder Adam Curry talks about the departure of comely commentator Natali Del Conte from the technology podcast:

All of us at PodShow couldn’t be more proud to see her meteoric rise. She leaves us with a very strong program and international format in TeXtra and I personally wish her much continued success.

And Del Conte explains her departure from TeXtra for the greener pastures of a job at CNET, where she will also file occasional reports at Fox News:

“I want to make it clear that my departure from Podshow is not an indication of the state of things at Podshow. This is just the next logical step for me and I owe a lot of it to Podshow. I was not a proven success story when Adam “discovered” me on an episode of Cranky Geeks. He took a huge chance and made a huge investment in me and I will never forget that. Adam took me to Spruce in Lauren Heights last week and he offered to continue to be a mentor to me and I am surely going to take him up on that offer. Podshow will continue to do big things, with or without TeXtra.”

Natali Del Conte, host of the technology podcast TeXtra, is reported to be leaving Podshow & TeXtra to host a show for CNET TV.  Del Conte will be moving from San Francisco to New York and joining the CNET TV team.

Del Conte’s has been one of the rising stars of Podshow’s lineup. While some TeXtra fans may have tuned in because of Del Conte’s looks, she brought a strong tech journalism background to the show, having written for WIRED, PC Magazine, MarketWatch and TechCrunch.