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| While in high school, Pereira hosted ''Pointless Audio'' under the ] Captain Immy.<ref name="g4tv">Stephen A. Johnson (April 15, 2006). . g4tv.com. Accessed 2007-01-25.</ref> The show featured many ]s and was hosted on such gaming sites as Planet Quake and ShugaShack (now ]); it later evolved into ''Pointless TV'', and finally LickMySweaty.com.<ref name="g4tv"/> One of the projects featured on the latter site, a short film created for his video production class at ], earned him three California Media Festival awards in 2001.<ref>. 35th Annual California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. Accessed 2007-01-26.</ref> A different film project was recognized in 2002.<ref>. 36th Annual California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. Accessed 2007-01-26.</ref> He studied ] and ] with a scholarship to the ] in ], California for one semester.<ref name="g4tv"/> | While in high school, Pereira hosted ''Pointless Audio'' under the ] Captain Immy.<ref name="g4tv">Stephen A. Johnson (April 15, 2006). . g4tv.com. Accessed 2007-01-25.</ref> The show featured many ]s and was hosted on such gaming sites as Planet Quake and ShugaShack (now ]); it later evolved into ''Pointless TV'', and finally LickMySweaty.com.<ref name="g4tv"/> One of the projects featured on the latter site, a short film created for his video production class at ], earned him three California Media Festival awards in 2001.<ref>. 35th Annual California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. Accessed 2007-01-26.</ref> A different film project was recognized in 2002.<ref>. 36th Annual California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. Accessed 2007-01-26.</ref> He studied ] and ] with a scholarship to the ] in ], California for one semester.<ref name="g4tv"/> | ||
| After working as a ] at an ] for five years and also at a ], he pursued a career at G4.<ref name="g4tv"/> He started as a production assistant on the talk show '']'', then moved on to '']'' and '']'' and then quickly moved to another G4 show, '']'', in 2004.<ref>. ]. Accessed 2007-01-26.</ref> Pereira is a co-host of '']'', G4's live tech info show, and is the only original cast member remaining. He co-hosted the show for a year with ], who left in 2006, followed by ], who left in 2010. In 2011 ] joined Pereira as cohost.<ref>Moye Ishimoto (December 6, 2010). . g4tv.com. Accessed 2011-08-02.</ref> On May 8th, 2012, it was announced by ] that he will be |
After working as a ] at an ] for five years and also at a ], he pursued a career at G4.<ref name="g4tv"/> He started as a production assistant on the talk show '']'', then moved on to '']'' and '']'' and then quickly moved to another G4 show, '']'', in 2004.<ref>. ]. Accessed 2007-01-26.</ref> Pereira is a co-host of '']'', G4's live tech info show, and is the only original cast member remaining. He co-hosted the show for a year with ], who left in 2006, followed by ], who left in 2010. In 2011 ] joined Pereira as cohost.<ref>Moye Ishimoto (December 6, 2010). . g4tv.com. Accessed 2011-08-02.</ref> On May 8th, 2012, it was announced by ] that he will be having his final broadcast on AOTS on May 31st, while his final broadcast will be for the channels E3 coverage. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Kevin Pereira | |
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 Kevin Pereira at the 2007 Comic-Con | |
| Born | (1982-12-28) December 28, 1982 (age 42) Antioch, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | kevinpereira.com |
Kevin Pereira (born December 28, 1982) is co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers).
Biography
While in high school, Pereira hosted Pointless Audio under the pseudonym Captain Immy. The show featured many prank calls and was hosted on such gaming sites as Planet Quake and ShugaShack (now Shacknews); it later evolved into Pointless TV, and finally LickMySweaty.com. One of the projects featured on the latter site, a short film created for his video production class at Deer Valley High School, earned him three California Media Festival awards in 2001. A different film project was recognized in 2002. He studied film and television production with a scholarship to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California for one semester.
After working as a network administrator at an internet service provider for five years and also at a television network, he pursued a career at G4. He started as a production assistant on the talk show G4tv.com, then moved on to Arena and Pulse and then quickly moved to another G4 show, The Screen Savers, in 2004. Pereira is a co-host of Attack of the Show!, G4's live tech info show, and is the only original cast member remaining. He co-hosted the show for a year with Sarah Lane, who left in 2006, followed by Olivia Munn, who left in 2010. In 2011 Candace Bailey joined Pereira as cohost. On May 8th, 2012, it was announced by G4 that he will be having his final broadcast on AOTS on May 31st, while his final broadcast will be for the channels E3 coverage.
References
- Kevin Pereira (December 28, 2005). Operation: Birthday. Accessed 2006-11-04.
- ^ Stephen A. Johnson (April 15, 2006). AOTS hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn. g4tv.com. Accessed 2007-01-25.
- 2001 Secondary Subject Area Award Winning Videos. 35th Annual California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. Accessed 2007-01-26.
- Secondary Awards 2001-2002 School Year. 36th Annual California Student Media & Multimedia Festival. Accessed 2007-01-26.
- Kevin Pereira. IMDb.com. Accessed 2007-01-26.
- Moye Ishimoto (December 6, 2010). Candace Bailey is the New AOTS Co-Host. g4tv.com. Accessed 2011-08-02.