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Jeffrey Lloyd Douglas (born June 8, 1971) is a Canadian actor and broadcaster, best known as the cohost of
CBC Radio One CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial-free and offers local and national programming. It is available on AM and FM to 98 percent of Ca ...
's daily news program ''
As It Happens ''As It Happens'' is a Canadian interview show that airs on CBC Radio One in Canada and various public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio Exchange. Its 50th anniversary was celebrated on-air on November 16, 2018. It has been ...
'' 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 Truro (Mi'kmaq: ''Wagobagitik''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Truru'') is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at ...
. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from
Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...
in 1993.


Career

He first rose to prominence for his role as Joe Canada in Molson's ad '' The Rant''.Ottawa Citizen The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', April 19, 2008. As a presenter, Douglas has starred in the series ''Things That Move'' (History, NatGeo Canada), ''Working Over Time'' (History), and ''
Ancestors in the Attic ''Ancestors in the Attic'' is a Canadian television program about genealogy presented by Reader's Digest Canada and shown on History Television in Canada. It was hosted by Jeff Douglas with professional genealogist Paul J. McGrath until his death ...
'' (History, Global). He hosted the 161 country-wide live broadcast of ''Jetman Live'' for National Geographic. Douglas appeared as Professor Zachary in
Discovery Kids Discovery Kids (stylized as Discovery K!ds) is a brand name owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Starting as a television segment within the Discovery Channel, the brand expanded as a separate television channel. Most of its worldwide channels were ei ...
' ''
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High ''Strange Days at Blake Holsey High'' (also known as ''Black Hole High'') is a Canadian science fiction on television, science fiction television series which first aired in North America in October 2002 on Global TV. It is set at the fictional boa ...
'' and as Cubby in ''
The Famous Jett Jackson ''The Famous Jett Jackson'' is a coming-of-age television series for the Disney Channel. The show is about a boy named Jett Jackson (Lee Thompson Young) who plays a teenage secret agent on a fictional show-within-a-show called ''Silverstone''. P ...
''. He has received three
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nominations, and won the 2001 Kari Award for best performer in a television commercial. On December 15, 2010, it was announced that Douglas would be joining
Carol Off Carol Off (born 1954/1955) is a Canadian journalist, commentator, and author associated with CBC Television and CBC Radio. Early life Off was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1954 or 1955. She moved to Ottawa at ten years old and later moved ...
as a co-host of
CBC Radio One CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial-free and offers local and national programming. It is available on AM and FM to 98 percent of Ca ...
's ''
As It Happens ''As It Happens'' is a Canadian interview show that airs on CBC Radio One in Canada and various public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio Exchange. Its 50th anniversary was celebrated on-air on November 16, 2018. It has been ...
'', effective January 4, 2011. On April 17, 2019, he announced that he would be leaving in May 2019 to host the ''Mainstreet'' weekday afternoon show on
CBHA-FM CBHA-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One affiliate in Halifax, Nova Scotia, broadcasting at 90.5 MHz. It is the flagship CBC Radio One station for the Maritime provinces. CBHA's studios are located on 7067 Chebucto Road in Hal ...
in Halifax in his home province of Nova Scotia."Jeff Douglas named as new host of CBC Nova Scotia's Mainstreet"
CBC News CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. ...
, April 18, 2019. In 2012, he starred as the owner of a juice bar in '' Mudpit''. He had a short cameo in ''
John Q John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
'', and appeared in a comedy sketch on ''
Baroness von Sketch Show ''Baroness von Sketch Show'' is a Canadian television sketch comedy series. It debuted on CBC Television on June 14, 2016. Produced by Frantic Films, the series is an all-female comedy series starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Bro ...
'' in 2018. He was also co-host of season one of ''
Canada's Smartest Person ''Canada's Smartest Person'' is a Canadian reality television competition series. Contestants compete in a series of different challenges based on American psychologist Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences to earn the title of "Canada ...
'' in 2014.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Jeff 1971 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Male actors from Nova Scotia Canadian male film actors CBC Radio hosts Living people Male actors from Toronto People from Truro, Nova Scotia Canadian talk radio hosts