Alex Trebek: The Steward of Jeopardy!
Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020
TVC 519.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed pay tribute to Alex Trebek, the Emmy Award-winning game show host who presided over Jeopardy! for an astonishing thirty-six years, beginning in 1984 and continuing up until the time of his death. Alex Trebek passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the age of eighty.
Alex Trebek Made It Cool to Be Knowledgeable
Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020
TVC 519.2: Steve Beverly, game show historian and the host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, talks to Ed about Alex Trebek’s career in television before and during Jeopardy! He also shares some memories of his various encounters with Trebek—including the time they worked together in 1985 on a promotion for WWAY-TV, the Jeopardy! affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina. Steve’s tribute to Trebek is available for viewing on demand at EPlusTV6.com.
Ruta Lee on Her Friend Alex Trebek
Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020
TVC 519.3: Our tribute to Alex Trebek continues with some thoughts from our friend Ruta Lee. One of the grande dames of Hollywood and the world of entertainment, Ruta Lee knew Alex Trebek for more than forty-five years—dating back to 1974, when they starred together on the NBC game show High Rollers—and remained dear friends up until the very end. One of the last things Trebek did was write the foreword to Ruta’s soon-to-be-published memoir, Consider Your Ass Kissed.
Alex Trebek: The “Can Do It All” Man
Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020
TVC 519.4: Ruta Lee shares a few more insights into her friend Alex Trebek, including his passion for do-it-yourself projects and building things. Alex Trebek wrote the foreword to Ruta’s soon-to-be-published memoir, Consider Your Ass Kissed.
When Jeopardy! Became Alex Trebek’s Show
Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020
TVC 519.5: Steve Beverly, game show historian and the host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, talks to Ed about the moment when Alex Trebek first came into his own as host of Jeopardy! as a result of the then-record cash winnings run of contestant Chuck Forrest during the 1985-1986 season, Trebek’s second year as host of the show. Steve’s tribute to Trebek is available for viewing on demand at EPlusTV6.com.
What Jeopardy! Looks For in Its Contestants
Original Airdates: Dec. 4-6, 2020
TVC 519.8: Steve Beverly, game show historian and host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, talks to Ed about the particular qualities that Jeopardy! producers look for when choosing contestants for the program, including skills in gamesmanship and communications.
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