Alex Salmond fears appearing at committee investigating Holyrood’s botched handling of harassment complaints would leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’, his legal team say Alex Salmond initially rejected invitation to appear citing public health reasons Lawyers have since said it could leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’ Mr Salmond offered to appear in … Read more
Mayim Bialik, Bill Whitaker and Katie Couric will serve as guest hosts on Jeopardy! … as show trudges on following Alex Trebek’s death By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:35 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 01:52 GMT, 14 January 2021 Celebs including Mayim Bialik, 60 Minutes personality Bill Whitaker and Katie Couric are … Read more
Ken Jennings remembers Alex Trebek in emotional clip prior to his first show guest hosting Jeopardy! … following Trebek’s death in November from pancreatic cancer By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:14 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 01:14 GMT, 12 January 2021 Ken Jennings paid memorial to the late Alex Trebek as he … Read more
ABC debuts its new trivia quiz show The Chase on Thursday night, with one of its iconic ‘chasers,’ Jeopardy champ Brad Rutter, revealing how the late Alex Trebek inspired his performance. Rutter, 42, is one of three ‘chasers’ on the show, along with Ken Jennings and Brad Holzhauer, who square off against three contestants each … Read more
Jeopardy! will soon see its first female host in the show’s 37 seasons. Veteran news anchor Katie Couric has been tapped to step into the role of guest host for the popular series for a week of shows, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday. The 63-year-old household name will succeed the game show’s first … Read more
Alex Trebek urged Jeopardy! viewers to help COVID-19 victims in a taping which aired Monday that he filmed days before his November 8 death. ‘You’ll recall that about a month ago, I asked all of you to take a moment to give thanks for all of the blessings that you enjoy in your lives,’ said … Read more
Jeopardy! guest host Ken Jennings has apologised for ‘insensitive’ tweets he has posted in the past, after he was slammed for making ableist comments. The 46-year-old quiz champ – who is replacing late television icon Alex Trebek on the game show following his death last month – took to Twitter on Thursday to address previous ‘failed’ … Read more
Jeopardy! producer Mike Richards describes Alex Trebek as a ‘warrior’ during his last days hosting the show before he passed away at age 80 from cancer By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 21:06 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 21:06 GMT, 30 December 2020 On Tuesday, Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards gave an interview … Read more
Alex Trebek passed away on November 8 at the age of 80 following a battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. This is the first Christmas his family is spending without the beloved Jeopardy! host. His widow Jean, who was married to the TV star for 30 years, took to Instagram to reveal she enjoyed the holiday … Read more
Nearly two months after his passing, the death of Alex Trebek has still had a profound effect on the production team on Jeopardy, according to longtime announcer Johnny Gilbert. Gilbert, 96, who has been the voice of Jeopardy since it relaunched with Trebek as its host in 1984, told People that everyone has been ‘in a … Read more