“Jeopardy!” guest host Ken Jennings was trolled by a contestant on Tuesday’s show.
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Ken Jennings is owning up to his social media mistakes. The champ took to Twitter on Wednesday to address some insensitive tweets he'd posted in the past. «Hey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I’ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things,» Jennings began his lengthy apology.
“Jeopardy!” guest host Ken Jennings was trolled by a contestant on Tuesday’s show.
(CNN)Ken Jennings debuted as guest host on "Jeopardy!" Monday, and opened the show with a tribute to the late Alex Trebek."Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life," Jennings said. "Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close.
Mayim Bialik and 60 Minutes‘ Bill Whitaker are the latest celebrities to be announced as guest hosts for Jeopardy! in the coming weeks.
has announced its next lineup of guest hosts who will help the show go on following the tragic death of Alex Trebek.Mike Richards, executive producer of the famous game show, revealed on Wednesday that Katie Couric, Aaron Rodgers, Bill Whitaker and Mayim Bialik will each have their turn at hosting this season, with additional guest hosts to be announced at a later date.
serve as guest hosts this season, replacing Alex Trebek, who died in November at age 80 of pancreatic cancer.Couric, 64, will be the first female to ever grace the lectern as host, the trivia show noted. Rodgers, 37, announced his guest host gig Tuesday, calling Trebek one of his “idols.”“Alex was a legend, revered by all of us,” executive producer Mike Richards said.
On Monday, former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings debuted as the show’s first post-Alex Trebek guest host.
Ken Jennings has officially kicked off his role as interim host for Following the tragic death of longtime host Alex Trebek last year, the 46-year-old former contestant stepped in to host the famous game show Monday night. He began the show by paying tribute to Trebek, who died last November following a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.
Ken Jennings kicked off the first episode of “Jeopardy!” without Alex Trebek by sharing some touching words in memory of the legendary presenter.
during the show’s opening.Even without the man who brought the wit and poise to the show for nearly 37 years, “Jeopardy!” went on business as usual Monday. Jennings, who holds the record for the longest “Jeopardy!” winning streak, opened the show with a monologue dedicated to Trebek — nearly choking up in the process.“Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years — and it was even better up close,” he continued.
Alex Trebek's tenure as host of ended Friday, with the airing of his final episode of the beloved game show, bringing one of the longest TV legacies to an end.The last episode, which was filmed back in October, served as a fitting tribute to Trebek, with a heartfelt segment honoring his indelible mark on pop culture and TV and saying «So long,» to the TV legend one last time.Set to Peter Allen's «Once Before I Go,» the tribute video featured footage from throughout his more than three decades as
Alex Trebek's tenure as host of ended Friday, with the airing of his final episode of the beloved game show, bringing one of the longest TV legacies to an end.The last episode, which was filmed back in October, served as a fitting tribute to Trebek, with a heartfelt segment honoring his indelible mark on pop culture and TV and saying «So long,» to the TV legend one last time.Set to Peter Allen's «Once Before I Go,» the tribute video featured footage from throughout his more than three decades as
Ken Jennings has a fan in Tom Hanks.
Alex Trebek’s final episodes air this week. The longtime network television powerhouse will guest host the game show for a week, sources told the Los Angeles Times.Couric did not respond to The Post’s request for comment on the hosting role; however, the show has announced plans to have guest hosts lead the show until they find a permanent replacement.
Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter are definitely keeping late host Alex Trebek in mind when it comes to their new show, Hosted by Sara Haines, is an adaptation of the British game show in which contestants face off against trivia masters, the masters in this case being Jennings, Holzhauer and Rutter.
John Roderick, who will now be known as "Bean Dad," issued an apology on Tuesday after he shared a Twitter story over the weekend about teaching his 9-year-old daughter what he believed was a wise lesson. Themusician and writer is also a podcast partner of famed Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings, likely one of the reasons his stunt gained so much traction on social media.
Ken Jennings is defending his podcast co-host John Roderick following a controversy that saw the latter labeled "Bean Dad." That, in turn, led to some social media users accusing Roderick of "child abuse" and then digging up old tweets that they charged are racist, anti-semitic and homophobic.
"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings spoke out in defense of his podcast co-host, John Roderick, after he caught backlash for telling a story about his daughter that readers likened to child abuse. Jennings, who has been tapped to be the first guest host of the popular game show in the wake of longtime host Alex Trebek’s death, hosts a podcast called "Omnibus" alongside Roderick.Together, the duo unpacks odd true stories in an effort to create a sort of time capsule for future generations. Over the
“Bean Dad”, the viral controversy of the day, has ensnared “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings.