The only child of a wealthy lawyer mother and an EDC technician father, Amber turned a keen childhood curiosity and ambition into a career in journalism, graduating in the top 10% of her class. She did some early work with the Boston Globe, getting her big break when she was only 19 years old. While in Ethiopia interviewing researchers at an archaeological dig, next-door Carbombya was annexed by the Decepticons, and she had the inside story of President Fakkaddi's numerous human rights violations. After a few years of hard work, a lot of luck, and a bit of help from her mother's money and connections, she made the transition to reporting on live satellite telecasts.