Jeff Varner | Who is This Guy Filling in for Regis?

“Jeff and Kelly” show creates questions

As Regis Philbin continues his vacay, the carousel of guest hosts continues to revolve. I particularly enjoyed the day Anderson Cooper filled in for him.

Today Jeff Varner substituted as the “Regis” part of “Regis and Kelly,” and that left America to wonder … who is Jeff Varner?

Jeff Varner has survived worse

OK, so not everyone is wondering who Jeff Varner is. Followers of the CBS series “Survivor” know who he is. Jeff Varner was a contestant on “Survivor: The Australian Outback.” Now, just for the sake of full disclosure, I have never watched “Survivor,” the Australian version or otherwise, and I am getting my information about his reality show contestant persona from Wikipedia.

From what I’ve read, he sounds like kind of a cool dude. Apparently he sold pictures from a coloring book that his fellow survivors had colored and signed on eBay — to raise money for charity. That’s pretty great for a guy who could probably use the money himself. I mean, he’s a journalist. Trust me, that’s not a very high-paying profession. I’m sure many journalists have needed a payday loan a time or two.

However, another contestant also said that he liked “tormenting” the opposition. Again, this is all hearsay coming from me so I don’t really know what that’s referring to.

The illustrious career of Jeff Varner

Jeff Varner’s stint on “Survivor” was not his last time on television. After the show he put his journalism degree to good use and became a TV news anchor. He started out as an entertainment reporter for KCBS in Los Angeles, then moved on to E! News Live, then to a position as field correspondent and host for TV Guide while working for Fox 8 WGHP in North Carolina on the weekends. … click here to read the rest of the article titled “Jeff Varner | Who is This Guy Filling in for Regis?“