Yesterday, Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old, and he was the host of Jeopardy! for 37 years. Today, Mike Richards paid tribute to Alex at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, CA. Mike Richards serves as the Executive Producer of Jeopardy! I saw Mike's tribute on TV, and it was quite moving. Jeopardy is filmed at Sony Pictures Studio. Next, the final 35 shows that Alex Trebek did will be shown on TV through December 2020. The audience of this story may wonder out loud, 'who could be the next host?' Here is a small list of candidates: 1. Laura Coates; 2. George Stephanopoulos; 3. Ken Jennings; 4. Betty White; and 5. Alex Faust. My pick to replace Alex would be Laura Coates. Laura is a CNN legal analyst, and she was considered to be a replacement host in July 2018 when Trebek's current contract would expire. The 40 year old Coates has a BA from Princeton University, and a JD from University of Minnesota Law School. She received her bachelor's degree at the School of Public and International Affairs, at the prestigious Ivy League institution. In contrast, Trebek had not picked a successor to replace him. He expressed no or minimal interest in doing this task. If Betty White were to be the next host, she would be close to 100 years old and one of the oldest game show hosts ever. Betty is 98 years young, at this time. In other news about Alex Trebek, he graduated from University of Ottawa in the Canadian nation's capital. Trebek's broadcasting career started in 1961, when he first appeared on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). In addition, Alex Trebek is a guiness world record holder. In 2014, Guinness announced that Trebek held the world record for most episodes of a game show hosted by the same presenter, with 6,829 episodes at the time. Trebek wasn’t the original host of Jeopardy!, and the version he hosted wasn’t the original Jeopardy! Actually, it is a revival. Art Fleming hosted the original Jeopardy! for 11 years, before it was temporarily cancelled. Art served as the host from its debut in 1964 to 1975. In this penultimate paragraph, some more interesting facts about Alex will be mentioned. Trebek became a naturalized US citizen in 1998. Alex Trebek's first marriage ended after seven years in divorce, with Elaine Callei in 1981. In 1990, he wed for a second time to Jean Currivan. The two of them have two children, Emily and Matthew. In July 2020, Trebek released his memoir, 'The Answer Is...: Reflections on My Life.' In closing, Trebek will be dearly missed by the public on a global scale. The many memories that G. Ripley has of Alex, are mostly good ones. Trebek was a great host, and he delivered his hosting duties with a good sense of humor. Trebek has his own star, on Canada's Walk of Fame located in Toronto. Enjoy the picture above of Alex Trebek. For G. Ripley, Trebek will always be remembered as the Canadian information Man. Adieu Alex Trebek!!
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