Jeff Douglas

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person 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 lifeEdit

Douglas was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University in 1993.<ref>Dalhousie University, About Jeff Douglas Template:Dead link, 2006</ref>

CareerEdit

He first rose to prominence for his role as Joe Canada in Molson's ad The Rant.<ref name='wot'>"Meaningful menial labour" Template:Webarchive. Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2008.</ref> He appeared in a new version of "The Rant" in 2025, directly addressing Donald Trump's trade war and threats to annex Canada as the 51st state of the United States.<ref name=lewis>Stewart Lewis, "'We are Canadian': Joe Canada returns with a rallying cry for the country". National Post, March 5, 2025.</ref>

In 2002, he starred in the film Touch & Go.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As a presenter, Douglas has starred in the series Things That Move (History, NatGeo Canada), Working Over Time (History),<ref name='wot'/> and Ancestors in the Attic (History, Global).<ref>"CBC Radio’s As It Happens hires ‘Joe Canadian’ as co-host". Toronto Star, December 15, 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>The Bessies: Craft Awards, 2001 Template:Webarchive.</ref>

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.<ref>"CBC Announces Jeff Douglas as new Co-Host of As it Happens". Broadcaster, December 15, 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>"Jeff Douglas named as new host of CBC Nova Scotia's Mainstreet". CBC News, April 18, 2019.</ref><ref name="cbcaih">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.

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