Priya David Clemens (born December 23, 1974) is an American journalist based in San Francisco.

Clemens was born Priya David in Madras (now Chennai), India.

[2] Clemens was the host of KQED Newsroom until June 23, 2023 (the series finale of the program).

[5] In 2008 and 2009. during the international sub-prime crisis, Clemens regularly reported on financial issues from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

She has also worked for KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area as a reporter for Mornings on 2 and other news shows, and for MSNBC as an embedded presidential campaign reporter in 2004 - covering Dick Gephardt's presidential campaign and Dick Cheney's re-election bid, as well.