Drewsky1211 4,691 Posted 20 hours ago Alex Trebek died on this day 4 years ago, aged 80. - Trebek started off as a radio news reporter for CBC, hosting its Music Hop segment beginning in 1963. - Trebek would move to the US in 1973 to host the game show The Wizard of Odds, which would be followed by hosting gigs on shows that included High Rollers and Battlestars. - In 1984, Trebek would begin hosting Jeopardy! (taking over from Art Fleming), hosting over 8,200 episodes over 36 years and earning eight Emmy Awards for it. He would also often guest star as fictionalized versions of himself on other shows, which included The Simpsons, Arthur, Rugrats and Family Guy: - Trebek had two minor heart attacks in 2007 and 2012, before being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March of 2019. He would battle the disease for a year and a half. His final episode of Jeopardy! aired two months after he died. - Trebek appeared on the DeathList only once, in 2020- the sixteenth of the twenty hits that year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted 10 hours ago American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter and pianist Ivory Joe Hunter died on this day 50 years ago, aged 60. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
