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This week, the very last “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by the late, great Alex Trebek before he died Nov. 8, are airing on TV. To remember the beloved longtime host, here are eight ways Trebek made the world a better place, courtesy of Lisa Rogak’s biography, “Who Is Alex Trebek?”, out now from Macmillan Publishers.
He was vocal about climate change
“I believe that climate change exists and is contributed to by human activity,” he said in a 2014 interview with the online publication Salon.
He helped make “Jeopardy!” more inclusive
Trebek worked to attract Black contestants to the show and increase the number of categories about African-American subjects. “We are trying our darnedest to make America more aware of the accomplishments of Black people in this country,” he told journalist Chuck Taylor in a 1995 Seattle Times story called “Jeopardy Host Defends Show’s Record on Race.”
He brought different generations together...
He was vocal about climate change
“I believe that climate change exists and is contributed to by human activity,” he said in a 2014 interview with the online publication Salon.
He helped make “Jeopardy!” more inclusive
Trebek worked to attract Black contestants to the show and increase the number of categories about African-American subjects. “We are trying our darnedest to make America more aware of the accomplishments of Black people in this country,” he told journalist Chuck Taylor in a 1995 Seattle Times story called “Jeopardy Host Defends Show’s Record on Race.”
He brought different generations together...
- 1/5/2021
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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