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Alex Trebek’s widow starts pancreatic cancer research fund: ‘Alex knew knowledge equaled power’
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Trebek’s widow starts pancreatic cancer research fund: ‘Alex knew knowledge equaled power’

LA Times  

Alex Trebek at the Daytime Emmy Awards in May 2019, weeks after revealing he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The Alex Trebek Fund launched Wednesday to support research into pancreatic cancer, the type of cancer the longtime “Jeopardy” host died from in 2020. for Cancer Research and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Phillip A. Obituaries Alex Trebek, ‘Jeopardy!’ host …

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Following Alex Trebek’s death, a parade of replacements indicates struggle to find apt host for Jeopardy!
3 years, 7 months ago

Following Alex Trebek’s death, a parade of replacements indicates struggle to find apt host for Jeopardy!

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On a recent Jeopardy! Trebek said the show’s true star is its contestants, but from where I sit — on my couch, shouting out answers-in-the-form-of-questions almost every night — the real draw is the clues, which are precisely written and briskly dealt, numbering 61 over a typical three-act episode. When the show announced that Mehmet Oz of The Dr. Oz …

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Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings to be first in series of interim hosts after Alex Trebek's demise
4 years, 1 month ago

Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings to be first in series of interim hosts after Alex Trebek's demise

Firstpost  

Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row in Jeopardy, will host episodes that air in January Jeopardy! record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday. Producers announced Monday that Jennings, who won 74 games in a row and claimed the show’s “Greatest of …

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Ryan Reynolds Opens Up About His Last Phone Call With Alex Trebek
4 years, 1 month ago

Ryan Reynolds Opens Up About His Last Phone Call With Alex Trebek

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Ryan Reynolds is remembering his last conversation with the late Alex Trebek, who died earlier this month at 80 after a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “I was talking to Alex on the phone two months ago and that was amazing ― and then just like that he was gone,” Reynolds revealed in an interview with …

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Trebek remembered for grace that elevated him above TV host
4 years, 1 month ago

Trebek remembered for grace that elevated him above TV host

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek never pretended to have all the answers, but the “Jeopardy!” host became an inspiration and solace to Americans who otherwise are at odds with each other. Recent winner Burt Thakur tweeted that he was “overwhelmed with emotion.” When he appeared on Friday’s show, Thakur recounted learning English diction as a child from watching Trebek on …

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Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80
4 years, 1 month ago

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

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 schoolmaster strictness, died Sunday. Trebek, who announced in 2019 that he had advanced pancreatic cancer, died at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by family and friends, “Jeopardy!” studio Sony said. It had yet to bring …

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