Jedson Tavernier is a

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television personality, most noted as an entertainment reporter for ''

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''. An alumnus of the

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, where he was a basketball player for the

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, he first became known as a competitor in the ninth season of ''

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'' in 2021. He joined ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'' in 2022, alongside fellow ''Big Brother'' alum Britnee Blair, and remained with the program until its cancellation in fall 2023. Alongside Blair,

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, Carlos Bustamante, Morgan Hoffman and

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, he was a

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nominee for Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News at the

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in 2024.Connie Thiessen
"Canadian Screen Awards nominations by network"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', March 6, 2024.

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