LeVar Burton fans sign online petition calling for actor to be new Jeopardy! host
3 years, 10 months ago

LeVar Burton fans sign online petition calling for actor to be new Jeopardy! host

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Burton is among the final group of guest hosts for the quiz show, which lost its longtime host Alex Trebek to cancer last November and has put off announcing his successor. Los Angeles: The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters who signed a petition calling for him to be the new Jeopardy! Burton’s supporters seized the opportunity to launch an online petition for the actor, who starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Roots, and was the host of Reading Rainbow, the children’s educational program. TV anchors and journalists George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts of ABC and David Faber of CNBC and sportscaster Joe Buck are the other temp hosts getting one-week stints, Sony said on 21 April.

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LeVar Burton Says He Was ‘Wrecked’ About 'Jeopardy!’ Controversy
2 years, 9 months ago

LeVar Burton Says He Was ‘Wrecked’ About 'Jeopardy!’ Controversy

Huff Post  

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From "Jeopardy!" to "Trivial Pursuit," how LeVar Burton's latest lesson is one to inspire us all
3 years, 3 months ago

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Salon  

It's been a mixed bag, 2021. Let's not forget that weeks before the ball dropped in Times Square fans launched a campaign for LeVar Burton to succeed the late Alex Trebek as the host of "Jeopardy!" dream host: LeVar Burton In case you've forgotten, before giving Burton a tryout, Sony and former "Jeopardy!" lands with Burton securing a gig to …

LeVar Burton could get his own game show — involving his love of books
3 years, 5 months ago

LeVar Burton could get his own game show — involving his love of books

Raw Story  

As the long and much-publicized saga of the search for a new full-time "Jeopardy!" In an interview with Trevor Noah on "The Daily Show" on Thursday, Burton revealed he has his sights set on a better fit than the "Jeopardy!" Since the search for a replacement for the late, great Alex Trebek began last November, Burton, who formerly hosted "Reading …

Furious that LeVar Burton isn’t the new ‘Jeopardy!’ host? You’re not alone
3 years, 7 months ago

Furious that LeVar Burton isn’t the new ‘Jeopardy!’ host? You’re not alone

LA Times  

LeVar Burton is receiving an outpouring of support from fans who wanted him to host “Jeopardy!” permanently. “LeVar Burton is sitting there, brilliant and uncomplicated and with four decades of a loyal fan base, and these f— loony tunes roll the dice with Discount Patrick Bateman,” tweeted writer Charlotte Clymer. Last week, however, when rumors began circulating that “Jeopardy!” executive …

How the search for a new 'Jeopardy!' host went wrong
3 years, 7 months ago

How the search for a new 'Jeopardy!' host went wrong

LA Times  

This combination photo shows Mike Richards, left, in the pressroom at the 43rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 1, 2016, in Los Angeles and Mayim Bialik at a celebration of the 70th anniversary of Israel on June 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. Eight months after the death of beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, the daily syndicated quiz show chose …

LeVar Burton is one step closer to his dream as this week’s ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host
3 years, 7 months ago

LeVar Burton is one step closer to his dream as this week’s ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host

LA Times  

Despite decades of experience in the entertainment industry as a beloved TV host and actor, LeVar Burton was more than nervous to begin his long-awaited stint as guest host of “Jeopardy!” “I was absolutely petrified,” Burton said in a promotional video for the hit quiz show, whose first episode hosted by Burton airs Monday at 7 p.m. Pacific on ABC. …

LeVar Burton to be 'Jeopardy!' guest host; petition credited
3 years, 10 months ago

LeVar Burton to be 'Jeopardy!' guest host; petition credited

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters …

Following a fan petition, LeVar Burton will be a guest host on ‘Jeopardy!’
3 years, 10 months ago

Following a fan petition, LeVar Burton will be a guest host on ‘Jeopardy!’

LA Times  

LeVar Burton is lined up to be a guest host on “Jeopardy!” LeVar Burton‘s fans are finally getting their wish as the actor has been tapped to guest host “Jeopardy!” before the game show ends its current season. Other upcoming guest hosts named include Fox sportscaster Joe Buck, CNBC host David Faber and “Good Morning America” co-anchors George Stephanopoulos and …

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