The Amazing Race News

I am - " Hercules!! I got this crazy idea in my head that "Survivor" vet Richard Hatch is going to compete on "Big Brother" this summer.

The current trend on reality television seems to be to take existing genres of shows and add plus-size people to them to make it more interesting.

Prime Lounge, 104 W. Main St., was full of reality-show royalty this past weekend.

Bob Karlovits can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7852. Phil Keoghan , host of CBS's "The Amazing Race," raised $500,000 in his bicycle ride across the United States in the fight against multiple sclerosis.

At left, Kirstie Smith, communication manager for the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, chats with Sarah Reinertsen and Bart Yasso at a luncheon held in their honor.

You may have seen Tom Bergeron's face before. He's the ubiquitous host of two of ABC's hit shows - "Dancing With the Stars" and "America's Funniest Videos." Bergeron's new autobiography tells the story of his Zen existence, and how it has led him to the level of success he enjoys today.

Host of The Amazing Race , Kiwi Phil Keoghan, might have nailed a real American accent - he had to, to get his job - but he certainly hasn't become a Yank.

What adds to the fun of this job are the interesting tidbits you learn from the people who call, write or stop by.

Guilty pleasures. I confess that yes, I have a few. Nothing sinister, mind. They're mainly a weakness for thriller novels in which a group of Nazi multibillionaires takes over the world only to be thwarted by an ex-cop armed with only a pocket knife; or films I will watch every time I stumble across them on Sky even though I know they're bad for me ...

" Survivor " wrapped its 18th installment Sunday night on CBS with a finale that saw one of the relatively good guys a ' James "J.T. Thomas a ' winning over both the jury and the public.

After standing in sub-zero temperatures, wrapped in a hot-dog colored sleeping bag, while wearing a diaper, a Ledyard woman was selected to be a contestant on Deal or No Deal.

Rochester Institute of Technology and National Technical Institute for the Deaf alumnus Luke Adams finished third in the CBS reality show The Amazing Race, which aired its season finale last night.

Although a $1 million prize slipped from their grasp at the very end, Colorado Springs' Luke and Margie Adams say competing on "The Amazing Race" was reward enough.

The Amazing Race crowned brother and sister team Victor and Tammy Jih the winners of season 14 Sunday night.

The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was I love The Amazing Race , though reality shows reduce work for me and my entertainment colleagues.

For those of us who go to the airport three hours early - and that's just for domestic flights - all that global rushing around on The Amazing Race leaves the nerves as tight as those knots confronting the competing teams in Gulf Harbour in last night's episode .

Sunday night will feature a pair of reality-TV finales, as the latest seasons of "The Amazing Race" and "The Celebrity Apprentice" come to a close.

Comment On This Post NEW YORK, May 8, 2009 Phil Keoghan on The Early Show plaza Friday along with, from left, Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith and Dave Price Amazing Race 14 The Emmy-winning reality competition treks to Romania, Switzerland, India and Russia.

The host of the CBS reality show "The Amazing Race" appeared in Roxborough on Thursday as part of a cross-country ride to help fight multiple sclerosis.

You watch "The Amazing Race" every Sunday night here on WJZ. Now the show's host, Phil Keoghan, is nearing the end of an amazing journey of his own -- a coast-to-coast bicycle ride for a good cause.