Jeffrey Ian Bakalar was born on March 24,1982 and is a professional podcaster, video game journalist, and formerly the host of CNET's longest-running podcast, The 404 Show.
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Jeff Bakalar is the General manager at Fandom-owned Giant Bomb, focusing on the site's operations while hosting podcasts and content for the brand as well.
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Jeff Bakalar is a former employee of CNET Video and during his time there was a recurring personality on various podcasts on Giant Bomb.
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Jeff Bakalar graduated from Towson University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Media and Film, where he won an award for a mockumentary he directed called Adult Swim.
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In 2007, Jeff Bakalar joined CNET as a home theater and gaming editor, eventually starting a technology and pop culture podcast called The 404 Show with Randall Bennett and Wilson Tang.
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In 2012, Jeff Bakalar started CNET's first-ever weekly tech parody comic called Low Latency, which he writes and is illustrated by Blake Stevenson.
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Jeff Bakalar briefly co-hosted another CNET project, Pre-Game, but stopped production after a year of programming to focus more on The 404 Show.
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Jeff Bakalar is a member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle, an advocacy group for game writers in and around the New York City area.
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Jeff Bakalar regularly appears on TV and radio as a technology, pop culture, and video game expert.
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Jeff Bakalar has been featured on G4's Attack of the Show, NPR's All Things Considered, and CNBC's Power Lunch.
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In late 2014, Jeff Bakalar joined CBSN as a regularly appearing tech and pop culture pundit representing CNET.
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Jeff Bakalar later joined the cast of its sister podcast, the Giant Bombcast.