Today we heard the bad news that Alex Trebek passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. He was very candid with his fans by publically announcing in March 2019 he had the 4th stage of this miserable disease. He kept everyone advised of his progress in fighting this terrible form of cancer which has a low survival rate. My father fought pancreatic cancer from 1995 until he passed away in September 1997, Alex really loved being the host of Jeopardy as he hosted the show while he was taking chemotherapy.
I have been a fan of Jeopardy since the Arthur Flemming days in 1964. It was hard to watch it since I was in school while the show was on weekdays at 12 noon. The show was on hiatus for 5 years until 1984 when the syndicated version hosted by Alex premiered. For most of its run, it was on weekdays at 7 PM which was much more convenient for me. I rarely missed a show and always recorded it when I was away from home in the early evening.
If you are interested there were many posts in Bruce's Journal about Alex Trebek. I assume there are several weeks of shows not yet seen with Alex hosting it. Somebody will succeed him as the host of Jeopardy, but it will not be the same. It would be inappropriate to speculate on who will be the new host of the show so shortly after his death. I have someone in mind I feel could succeed him, but not reveal the name at this time.
Very shortly after his death was announced WABC-7 gave a tribute. I have chosen to post here the tribute from Entertainment Tonight.
Rest in peace Alex.
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