Thursday November 12, 2020
Vol. 61 Issue 10
Jeopardy Host Alex Trabek Passes Away At 80
1940-2020
Alex Trabek was the host of Jeopardy for 37 years with his debut in 1984. Wesley Fukuda
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ne of America’s favorite and well known game show hosts, Alex Trebek, passed away on November 8. Trebek was the host of “Jeopardy” for 37 years and has been a household name for television game shows ever since. He mentioned earlier this year that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and
that the survival rates are not very high. Despite the seriousness of the situation he turned it into a little joke saying, “under the terms of my contract I have to host for 3 more years.” Even though the outcome of his diagnoses was grim Trebek was determined to fight and beat the low survival rates of pancreatic cancer. Although it did not turn out the way we had hoped and prayed for, Alex Trebek will go down in television history as one of the greatest hosts for
game shows. About Alex Trebek Alex Trebek was originally born in Canada in the Ontario region. He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy and later worked for CBC working on many news stories. In 1973, Trebek took the next step into television as host of the NBC show “Wizard of Odds”. Trebek has been the host of multiple game shows since then until he made stake in “Jeopardy” in
Illustration by Raymond Luna for El Paisano Media
1984. Since then, he has been the host “Jeopardy” A Good Man Becomes A Legend Aside from the game show, Alex Trebek was a good man at heart. He has been a supporter of World Vision, their goal is to help children in different countries with their education, healthcare, and pure water. He is also a supporter of the USO to help support the troops and their family’s. Trebek was a man who believes in giving back to the community and
people that helped him get to where he is. To him it is a part of life. “I don’t think life
would be as rewarding if I weren’t helping my fellow man out whenever I get the chance”. Alex
Trebek was an amazing game show host, loving person, and now a legend in television history. He will be missed by all who were inspired by his determination and kindness.