Josh Gates

Explorer, television personality, and author Josh Gates is the host and executive producer of Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown. Each week, the series chronicles thrilling archaeological discoveries, historic mysteries, and scientific breakthroughs around the world. Armed with a degree in archaeology and a hunger for adventure, Gates has taken viewers to more than a hundred countries on all seven continents. Josh brings passion and humor to his work, inviting viewers to be a part of the mission and hopefully inspiring their own interest in field sciences. He recently broadcast a live expedition from Egypt where he excavated a sarcophagus in real-time. Josh helped discover a Maya temple complex in the jungles of Guatemala, and has interviewed the crew of the International Space Station in orbit as part of Discovery’s Space Launch: Live. An avid scuba diver and photographer, Josh has participated in underwater archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean. Josh is also the host of the new, hit talk-show Josh Gates Tonight, in which he sits down with high-profile guests in a format that’s part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part celebrity chat-show. Last season, Josh interviewed Ed Viesturs, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Bacon, Shaquille O’Neal, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Steven Soderbergh, and many more. Josh serves as a trustee on the governing board of the Archaeological Institute of America, and is a fellow of The Explorers Club. More of Josh’s travels are chronicled in his bestselling book, Destination Truth. He currently resides in Los Angeles and on airport floors around the world.