George Stephanopoulos eyes late Alex Trebek’s ‘Jeopardy!’ host gig

Late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was left off the nominees list for the 2021 Grammy Awards, despite his memoir Alex Trebek–The Answer Is…receiving a nod for the ceremony’s Best Spoken World Album award. Instead of Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 8, Ken Jennings received the nomination for Trebek’s memoir.

One of the greatest Jeopardy! players ever will take over as the game show's host, at least for a short time, after the sad demise of former host Alex Trebek. Ken Jennings will be the interim host of the syndicated series when it resumes production November 30.

Jeopardy following the death of iconic TV host Alex Trebek. Jennings is a well-known staple on the show.

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek‘s legacy lives on. The Jeopardy host, who sadly died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 80 earlier in November, donated 62 acres of land in the Hollywood Hills to the city of Los Angeles years ago in 1998, People magazine reported.

his death following a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek is spreading awareness of what he described as a «terrible, terrible disease.» The 80-year-old host died on Nov. 8.Prior to his death, he continued hosting and recording episodes of  and Thursday's installment began with a message marking World Pancreatic Cancer Day.«Before we get into today's match, a word about today,» Trebek said.

Viewers of Thursday’s edition of “Jeopardy!” were met with a special — and, under the circumstances, very appropriate — opener for the episode.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen sported a special pair of custom pregame cleats for Monday Night Football this week, honouring the late “Jeopardy!” host and television icon Alex Trebek.

Alex Trebek.Thielen's cleats were custom designed white-and-gold Adidas with Trebek's likeness — and a halo above his head — painted on one shoe, and a blue adidas logo reading «trebek» on the other. Both cleats also featured a blue box designed to look like contestants' Final Jeopardy screen, with «We Will Miss You, Alex» and $19,000 wager written in white.

Alex Trebek on Sunday, tributes and memories have poured in — including a supercut of potty-mouthed outtakes from promotional spots that Trebek shot for a telephone version of the game show.“No host likes shooting promos, especially for a phone version of their hit game show, but Trebek did them with good humor.

died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday at 80 years old, hosted “Jeopardy!” for 36 years.

Alex Trebek’s hometown of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, is hoping to memorialize the late Jeopardy star. For the unversed, it was confirmed on Sunday that Trebek died at age 80 after a lengthy battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Sudbury, Ont. is paying tribute to one of its own.

Alex Trebek’s final episode of Jeopardy! will air on December 25, 2020.The beloved TV personality, who has hosted the ABC game show since its debut in 1984, passed away on Sunday (November 8, 2020), aged 80 – over a year after he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.Following the sad news, bosses at Sony Pictures Television confirmed new episodes featuring Trebek will continue to air through Christmas Day.

said. “He loved this show and everything it stood for.

Sony said.The Canadian-born host, who made a point of informing fans about his health directly, spoke in a calm, even tone as he revealed his illness and hope for a cure in a video posted March 6, 2019.In the video, Trebek said he was joining the 50,000 other Americans who receive such a diagnosis each year and that he recognized that the prognosis was not encouraging.But Trebek said he intended to fight it and keep working, even joking that he needed to beat the disease because his “Jeopardy!”

died Sunday at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.“Over the weekend, we lost our beloved host, Alex Trebek,” he said. “This is an enormous loss for our staff and crew, for his family and for his millions of fans.

died at age 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday.After he announced his diagnosis in 2019, speculation began for who will take on the hosting gig he’s manned since 1984. However, he might truly be irreplaceable.

posted shortly after our exchange with the game show insider.The Sony series is keeping the details on that message under wraps in an effort to increase tune-in for the Monday episode.Also Read: George Stephanopoulos' Rep Lobbies For Him to Become Next Host of 'Jeopardy!' (Exclusive)Trebek died Sunday following a long and public battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80.Thanks to batch-taping, Alex Trebek’s final “Jeopardy!” episode will air on ABC owned & operated stations on Christmas Day.