Mark L. Walberg Biography

Fast Facts

• Participates in the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for Goodwill Industries
• Serves on the Board of Directors of Goodwill of Southern California and the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA
• Attended Francis Marion University in South Carolina
• Was a member of The Young Americans, a non-profit organization that brings music education, dance and concerts to schools and audiences throughout the world
• Quote: "With my 20-year career in game and quiz shows, I know 'Antiques Roadshow' has a winning formula: the excitement and challenge of finding out how much something is․․․ and along the way they get hooked by all the incredible interesting history․"
• Started his TV career working as an assistant at Dick Clark Productions, rising through the ranks to become the announcer for the game show "Shop 'Til You Drop․"
• Was the host of the ESPN sports magazine-style show "Burnt Toast․"
• Hosted a variety of popular talk shows, reality competition and game shows, including the FOX series "The Moment of Truth, the home improvement competitions "The Mansion" and "House Rules," and quiz shows "Test the Nation" and "Russian Roulette․"
• Briefly hosted his own talk show