Jim On Granite State Challenge

Host of granite state challenge.

Jim on granite state challenge.

How long have you been the host of granite state challenge. 46 new hampshire high school teams took a qualifying. He follows in the footsteps of tom bergeron who was the host for the first year of the show and jim jeannotte who hosted the show from 1985 until his retirement in 2018. Go behind the scenes of granite state challenge with host jim jeannotte for an insider s look at the popular competition in this special segment beyond the challenge.

Jim jeannotte legendary host of granite state challenge from 1985 to 2018. Emphasizing quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines as well as a smattering of pop culture trivia and new hampshire matters granite state challenge is a rousing competition as. Durham nh the high school quiz show granite state challenge has a new host for the first time in 34 years. It features two teams of high school students battling it out for points and bragging rights.

Prior co hosts include lori warriner. Jon cannon became the host in the 2018 2019 season. Jon cannon a bedford high school social studies teacher took over for jim jeannotte. Granite state challenge is an american television quizbowl game show that airs on new hampshire public television and began in 1983.

He went on to stardom and i ve been there 29 years ever since. Although born in springfield ma jim was brought up in dover nh and attended the local schools graduating from dover high school in 1945. Think of it as jeopardy for teams. A long time judge for granite state challenge jim mcshane recently became an octogenarian 80 years young this past summer.

Big shoes to fill but cannon is more than up to the challenge. Behind the scenes of granite state challenge a slim device that puts all the world s knowledge at your fingertips has made such arcane concepts as memorizing historical dates state capitals and american presidents seem pointless but at least one screen in your house still requires you to know a thing or two assuming that screen is tuned in to nhpbs long running student game show. Well right now we re in the middle of our 30th year and i ve been there 29 years. Cannon is now the third host of granite state challenge since its premiere in 1984.

Granite state challenge is a quiz show on new hampshire pbs locally produced for more than 30 years.