Alex Trebek

The unanswered ‘Jeopardy!’ question: Who’s the new host?

June 15, 2021 Lynn Elber, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the “High Rollers” game show. That was 1984. Decades later, filling the […]

Mack Brown’s daughter discusses her run on ‘Jeopardy!’

December 9, 2020 Shawn Krest

One thing is clear: Mack Brown’s daughter would have also gone for two against Clemson. The UNC head coach passed up a game-tying extra point at the end of the game against then top-ranked Clemson […]

Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80

November 8, 2020 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show “Jeopardy!” for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of school-master strictness, died Sunday. He was 80. Trebek, who announced […]

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Alex Trebek expects to mark 2-year cancer survival in 2021

July 22, 2020 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek says he’s responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February. His doctor has said he’s counting on that milestone, the “Jeopardy!” […]

Alex Trebek to Rep. John Lewis: Let’s survive cancer in 2020

January 8, 2020 Lynn Elber | The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek has a message of support for Congressman John Lewis as both fight pancreatic cancer. “We’re starting a new year, and let’s see if we can’t both complete the year as […]

‘Jeopardy!’ launches on Hulu in quiz show’s first streaming deal

August 15, 2018 admin

LOS ANGELES — Long-running quiz show “Jeopardy!” and erudite host Alex Trebek have landed on Hulu. In a new deal between Hulu and Sony Pictures Television, “Jeopardy!” has made its subscription-streaming debut, with 60 episodes […]