‘Survivor 47’ preview: Jon Lovett confesses he’s ‘best in small doses’ and is ‘just an odd person’ [WATCH]
“Survivor 47” fans, it’s time to meet Jon Lovett, a 42-year-old podcast host from Los Angeles, California. “If I were introducing myself,” he begins in CBS’s preview video, “I would say, ‘This is Jon Lovett. He is a former Presidential speechwriter and TV writer. He is now a podcast host and he’s best in small doses.'” Watch Jon’s intro above at the 1:04 mark.
The former Barack Obama aide continues on, “Being a speechwriter is about figuring out the best way to convince a bunch of people to either come along with you or agree with you or support you. I think that’s a lot of what ‘Survivor’ is.”
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Going deeper, Jon readily admits, “Final Tribal is a political campaign. It’s an election. It is very fun to think about, but I know that if I’m thinking about that, I’m not thinking about what I have to do to get there.”
The celebrity podcaster notes, “When ‘Pod Save America’ listeners and ‘Lovett or Leave It’ listeners discover that the reason I was gone for five weeks is to be on ‘Survivor,’ they’re gonna think that that is bananas. But there was something really exciting about putting that aside to focus on this game where everybody starts at zero.” Jon then jokes, “It’ll be okay. Once I get talking, you’ll see. It’s worse for me than it is for you. I’m just an odd person.”
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Jon Lovett is one of the six contestants competing on the yellow Gata tribe this year, along with Anika Dhar, Andy Rueda, Rachel LaMont, Sam Phalen and Sierra Wright. See the cast photos in our gallery below.
The 47th season of “Survivor” will premiere on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 with a two-hour episode, followed by 90-minute episodes thereafter. Four-time Emmy winner Jeff Probst returns to host and produce the long-running reality TV show, which films in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. Make your predictions at Gold Derby right now to let us know who YOU think will win and who will be voted out each week.
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