Here’s a clue, “Jeopardy!” fans: For decades, Alex Trebek resisted writing this type of book before finally delivering one on the eve of his 80th birthday.
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Alex Trebek is thinking about the next host.
In an interview with , the 79-year-old game show host joked about one person he'd love to see replace him when he retires.«I joke with the audience all the time and I say, 'Betty White,' because they want somebody younger, somebody funnier,» he said of the 98-year-old actress. «Betty and I have been friends for a long, long time.»In 2018, Trebek gave two other names for his possible replacement, Los Angeles Kings play-by-play announcer Alex Faust and
.Here’s a clue, “Jeopardy!” fans: For decades, Alex Trebek resisted writing this type of book before finally delivering one on the eve of his 80th birthday.
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!” host said, “so I expect to be around ‘cause he said I will be around.
Alex Trebek is putting fans’ concerns about his health at ease. The “Jeopardy!” host, who turned 80 on Wednesday, previously penned in his new memoir, “The Answer Is...
Alex Trebek doesn’t plan on undergoing cancer treatment forever.
Alex Trebek wants his fans to know that he is not giving up his battle against stage 4 pancreatic cancer.In his new memoir, thehoststated that he has decided to cease all treatment if his current protocol fails.«I’m going to stick with this current protocol, then that’s it.
Twitter account, comes after the host previously wrote in his recently released memoir, “The Answer Is…”, that his current round would be his last. “Quality of life was an important consideration,” he wrote.“That quote from the book was written BEFORE my current regimen, and I was going through some bad times,” Trebek said Wednesday.
Alex Trebek doesn’t plan on undergoing cancer treatment forever.
The official “Jeopardy!” Twitter account announced in a tweet that host Alex Trebek received an overwhelming volume of birthday messages for his 80th birthday.
Alex Trebek credits his wife Jean with keeping him "alive" during his cancer battle. The 'Jeopardy!' host has been married to Jean for 30 years, and has credited her with saving his life amid his year-long battle with stage four pancreatic cancer, as he says that without her, he would have "put [him]self out of this" by now.
health complications as he battles pancreatic cancer, Trebek is contracted as the “Jeopardy!” host until 2022.
Who is Betty White? That is "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek’s answer to the question he has increasingly received during his battle with pancreatic cancer. The 79-year-old, who will turn 80 on Wednesday, said as much during an interview with “Good Morning America,” telling the program that because the audience has wanted his successor to be younger, he’s going the opposite way and appointing the 98-year-old pop culture icon to host the beloved quiz show.
Jeopardy! was one of the many television shows to shut down production as the coronavirus pandemic swept over the nation.
Alex Trebek, 79, isn’t ready to step away from Jeopardy just yet, but when he does, the longtime host of the quiz show has someone in mind to takeover for him. In his July 21 interview with Good Morning America where he promoted his memoir, The Answer Is … Reflections on My Life, Alex spoke candidly about walking away from the show in the future. “I think I will,” he shared. Although, Alex did amend his statement to say, “maybe I’ll crawl away” from the show.
in the midst of his health battle, he’s joked that in the event that he does step back, he wants pop culture favorite White, 98, to replace him.“I joke with the audience all the time and I say, ‘Betty White,’ because they want somebody younger, somebody funnier,” Trebek, who turns 80 Wednesday, told “Good Morning America.”White is a longtime pal, and over the years, the two have shared banter and fun flirtation.
Alex Trebek has been the host of Jeopardy! since the beginning, and he’s now revealing which celebrity he would choose to replace him if he stepped away from the show.
Alex Trebek has an unexpected choice for a new “Jeopardy!” host if and when he needs to step aside.
Alex Trebek is thinking back on his life and work. The 79-year-old “Jeopardy!” host has penned a memoir, The Answer Is… Reflections on My Life, in which he delves into his childhood, early work, marriages, family, “Jeopardy!” hosting gig, and his cancer diagnosis.
LOS ANGELES -- “The Answer Is ... Reflections on My Life,” Alex Trebek (Simon & Schuster) Alex Trebek is the one providing the answers and questions in a new memoir that should reinforce his admirers' expectations about the ever-steady “Jeopardy!” host.