Jeff Probst

Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Probst (born November 4, 1961) is an American game show host and an executive producer. He is best known as the Emmy Award winning host of the U.S. version of the reality show Survivor. Additionally, he was the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013 that lasted for one season.

Early life

Probst was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 4, 1961 to Jerry and Barbara Probst, and grew up primarily in Bellevue, Washington. After graduating from Newport High School in 1979, he attended Seattle Pacific University and worked at Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio as a producer and narrator of marketing videos.

Career

In addition to Survivor, Probst once hosted the FX network's original half-hour show dedicated to answering viewer letters, Backchat, along with Sound FX, a music series featuring Orlando Jones (1996). Probst also hosted the VH1 series Rock & Roll Jeopardy! from 1998 to 2001, and was a correspondent for the syndicated program Access Hollywood. He also wrote and directed the Lionsgate released film, Finder's Fee. People magazine named Probst one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001. He often contributes to Jeopardy! by giving Survivor related clues from the show's venues, has twice appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy!, first in 2001 and again in 2003, and made several cameo appearances during the April 1, 2010 episode.

The Jeff Probst Show

The Jeff Probst Show was an American syndicated talk show hosted by Survivor host Jeff Probst, who also served as an executive producer. This was his first television talk foray, which is co-produced by Big Ticket Television, and distributed by CBS Television Distribution, which handles the distribution rights in the United States and Canada. The hour-long program debuted on September 10, 2012.

On February 13, 2013, CBS Television Distribution announced the cancellation of The Jeff Probst Show after only one season. Despite the series finale airing May 22, 2013, unaired episodes were aired during the summer.

Format

The program follows the same general interest format platform as Anderson Live, Katie and The Ricki Lake Show; the latter two debuted at the same time as Probst's. Each episode is one hour long and centered on a topic in which guests and audience members interact about to find a common ground. On January 14, 2013, former Facts of Life star and Survivor: Philippines contestant Lisa Whelchel joined Probst as co-host for several episodes.