CTD's 'Jeff Probst' Staffs Up

By Paige Albiniak
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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CBS Television Distribution is staffing up its new talk show, Jeff Probst, hiring Marilyn Zielinski and David Goldman as senior supervising producers, and Brian Campbell to direct.

Zielinski and Goldman join executive producers Probst and ex-Oprah staffer Amy Coleman.

"Jeff is not only our host but he is also a dedicated executive producer of the show, and his hands-on approach is one of the reasons we are attracting such top notch talent and building such a strong team," said Aaron Meyerson, CTD's president of programming and development, in a statement.

Zielinski comes to Probst from The Rosie Show, which aired on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Prior to that, she was senior supervising producer on CTD's Rachael Ray, for which she won two Daytime Emmys.

Goldman is currently the co-executive producer of Divorce Court, and his credits include Dr. Drew's Lifechangers and Dr. Phil.

Campbell's recent credits include Dr. Drew's Lifechangers, The Dr. Oz Show and MTV's New Year's Eve Live.

Hosted and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning Survivor host Jeff Probst, The Jeff Probst Show will debut September 10.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.