LOS ANGELES (AP) � Mayim Bialik knew she’d be busy around this time of year, but not this busy. Besides returning to production on her Fox comedy series “Call Me Kat,� Bialik was recalled to duty as a “Jeopardy!� guest host in the aftermath of the messy effort to replace Alex Trebek. Mike Richards exited
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“King of Trivia Nation,� author and game show host, Ken Jennings gave a speech at the Shryock Auditorium at SIU.
NEW YORK (AP) � Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split “Jeopardy!� hosting duties for the remainder of 2021. Sony Pictures Television announced the plan Thursday, the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards to begin the show’s 38th season are airing. Richards, who also lost his role as “Jeopardy!� executive producer,
Richards, who also lost his role as “Jeopardy!� executive producer, was initially selected as Alex Trebek’s successor but left the show after past misogynistic and disparaging comments surfaced.
Jennings will speak at Shryock Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. about “Importance of Education: Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the role of higher education shaping the next 150 years.�
LOS ANGELES (AP) � A new host has been chosen for the long-running “Jeopardy!� to fill the void left by the death of the beloved Alex Trebex. Executive producer Mike Richards will succeed Trebek as host on the daily syndicated quiz show. Richards was chosen over a field of celebrity candidates from TV, sports and
Taping for next season is expected to begin later this summer.
Jeopardy! posted a video of a tribute to Alex Trebek on the day his final episode aired.
Who is Ken Jennings? That’s the answer to the question of who will help wrap up a year long celebration at SIU-Carbondale.
This January, “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time� will feature three of the game’s top winners.