Jeff Douglas
Born
Jeffrey Lloyd Douglas

(1971-06-08) June 8, 1971
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, broadcaster
Years active1999–present

Jeffrey Lloyd Douglas (born June 8, 1971) is a Canadian actor and broadcaster, best known as the cohost of CBC Radio One's daily news program As It Happens from 2011 to 2019. He has hosted the mainland Nova Scotia afternoon show "Mainstreet" since June 2019.

Early life

Douglas was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University in 1993.[1]

Career

He first rose to prominence for his role as Joe Canada in Molson's ad The Rant.[2]

As a presenter, Douglas has starred in the series Things That Move (History, NatGeo Canada), Working Over Time (History),[2] and Ancestors in the Attic (History, Global).[3] He hosted the 161 country-wide live broadcast of Jetman Live for National Geographic.

Douglas appeared as Professor Zachary in Discovery Kids' Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and as Cubby in The Famous Jett Jackson. He has received three Gemini nominations, and won the 2001 Kari Award for best performer in a television commercial.[4]

On December 15, 2010, it was announced that Douglas would be joining Carol Off as a co-host of CBC Radio One's As It Happens, effective January 4, 2011.[5] On April 17, 2019, he announced that he would be leaving in May 2019 to host the Mainstreet weekday afternoon show on CBHA-FM in Halifax in his home province of Nova Scotia.[6][7]

In 2012, he starred as the owner of a juice bar in Mudpit. He had a short cameo in John Q, and appeared in a comedy sketch on Baroness von Sketch Show in 2018.

He was also co-host of season one of Canada's Smartest Person in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Dalhousie University, About Jeff Douglas, 2006
  2. 1 2 "Meaningful menial labour" Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ "CBC Radio’s As It Happens hires ‘Joe Canadian’ as co-host". Toronto Star, December 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ The Bessies: Craft Awards, 2001 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "CBC Announces Jeff Douglas as new Co-Host of As it Happens". Broadcaster, December 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Jeff Douglas named as new host of CBC Nova Scotia's Mainstreet". CBC News, April 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ "'I'm going home': Jeff Douglas bids an emotional goodbye to As It Happens". CBC Radio. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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