{"id":28682,"date":"2020-11-30T20:23:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T02:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=28682"},"modified":"2020-12-04T11:55:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T17:55:32","slug":"in-memory-of-alex-trebek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2020\/11\/30\/in-memory-of-alex-trebek\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Alex Trebek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary <\/span>Jeopardy <\/span><\/i>host, Alex Trebek, passed away surrounded by his family and friends on November 8th. To viewers of the show, Alex Trebek on <\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> was one thing you could always count on. You could always turn on the television at 3:30 p.m. and expect to see him emerge from behind the set and start reading out cleverly-named categories in a manner more professional and distinguished than anything else on television. Trebek seemed intimidating, but there was also something incredibly comforting about him. As a result, <\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> has earned its name as one of the most pleasant shows on television because of Trebek’s mannerisms. <\/span><\/p>\n

A contestant on the November 5th episode, Burt Thakur, became emotional<\/a> telling Trebek about how he helped him learn English and Jeopardy tweeted the video saying, \u201cAlex\u2019s impact is immeasurable.\u201d That story is one of many, as countless numbers of people have shared how much Trebek meant to them over the years and after his passing. Here are just a few of the many shows of support for the icon:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou know, here\u2019s a true story, man. I grew up, I learned English because of you. And so, my grandfather, who raised me – I\u2019m gonna get tears right now – I used to sit on his lap and watch you every day so it\u2019s a pretty special moment for me, man. Thank you very much.\u201d <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~Burt Thakur<\/a> (<\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> contestant)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat is we love you Alex,\u201d college student Gaur wrote in place of his response in Final Jeopardy during a Tournament of Champions game on November 11th, 2019.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~Dhruv Gaur<\/a> (<\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> contestant)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cFor 22 minutes a day, five days a week, there was an adult in the room. Someone who loved learning; someone who could say, definitively, who was right and who was wrong; someone to whom we could look for answers. And someone we tried to be better for.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~Lucas Kwan Peterson<\/a> (2012 <\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> contestant)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAlex was, rather, the last Cronkite of reliability. He was part of the fabric of America\u2019s evening\u2014the center of a gathering place for the whole country, even as media was balkanizing into a million little niches everywhere else. People invited him over every night for decades, just to hear the calming sound of his voice. He wasn\u2019t just a broadcaster. He was part of the family.\u201d<\/span>        <\/span>            <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~Ken Jennings<\/a> (<\/span>Jeopardy\u2019s<\/span><\/i> \u201cGreatest of all Time\u201d champion, also the first to be named \u201cinterim host\u201d after Trebek\u2019s passing)<\/span><\/p>\n

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On a publicity event for the \u201cGreatest of All Time\u201d <\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> tournament: <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll recall that the entire conceit of this tournament was to crown the \u201cGreatest of All Time\u201d, a Mr. Jeopardy if you will. The reporters knew this was crap: both titles already belonged to the host. They ignored us and mobbed Alex to ask him what he ate for breakfast that day. Those interviewers knew even the greatest contestants come and go, but the greatest host is eternal. Keep wearing that title belt wherever you are now, friend. You certainly earned it.\u201d         <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~James Holzhauer<\/a> (32-game <\/span>Jeopardy<\/span><\/i> champion)                      <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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