“Jeopardy!” paid tribute to its longtime host Alex Trebek on Monday, with govt producer Mike Richards hailing Trebek for his kindness and dedication in an emotional message on the tip of the episode.
“That is an unlimited loss for our crew and crew, for his family, and for his hundreds and hundreds of followers,” Richards said. “He loved this point out and everything it stood for. Of course, he taped his final episodes much less than two weeks ago.”
Alex Trebek died Sunday on the age of 80, following a lengthy and public fight with pancreatic cancer. His final day in the studio became as soon as Oct. 29, with Richards promising that his final episodes will air as planned. Trebek’s final flip as host will trek on ABC owned & operated stations on Christmas Day.
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“He’ll forever be an inspiration for his fixed want to study, his kindness and for his admire of his family,” Richards said, with his final message directed straight at Trebek: “Thanks for everything, Alex.”
The showrunner beforehand launched a assertion praising Alex Trebek as a “memoir of the industry” with 37 years of experience web hosting the loved sport point out.
“Working beside him for the previous one year and a half of as he heroically continued to host ‘Jeopardy!’ became as soon as an inconceivable honor,” Richards said over the weekend. “His perception in the importance of the purpose out and his willingness to push himself to originate on the very top level became as soon as the most bright demonstration of braveness I indubitably gain ever considered. His fixed want to study, his kindness, and his professionalism will be with all of us forever.”
