{"id":35763,"date":"2021-08-21T23:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T17:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/video-of-alex-trebek-naming-his-potential-successor-resurfaces-amid-mike-richards-drama\/"},"modified":"2021-08-21T23:17:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T17:47:36","slug":"video-of-alex-trebek-naming-his-potential-successor-resurfaces-amid-mike-richards-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/video-of-alex-trebek-naming-his-potential-successor-resurfaces-amid-mike-richards-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of Alex Trebek Naming His Potential Successor Resurfaces Amid Mike Richards Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"
As Jeopardy!<\/em> continues to catch flack from fans for casting executive producer Mike Richards as its new permanent host, many fans are looking back on the opinion of the late Alex Trebek. Back in 2018, Trebek gave an interview about his legacy on the quiz show with TMZ<\/em><\/a>, discussing \u2014 among other things \u2014 who he thought should replace him when he left. There are many interpretations of his comments, but few point back to Richards as the obvious choice.<\/p>\n Trebek passed away in November of 2020 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. After 37 seasons of hosting Jeopardy!<\/em>, Trebek left the show with no precedent for replacing its host, but he did have some opinions about who should take over. Trebek spoke to TMZ<\/em>‘s Harvey Levin in 2018, long before his cancer diagnosis, at a time between contract renewals when he was simply musing on a possible retirement. When Levin asked for specific suggestions, Trebek proposed two possible new hosts for Jeopardy!<\/em>: sportscaster Alex Faust and CNN legal analyst Laura Coates.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Who Alex Trebek wanted to replace him.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n It\u2019s all coming together now\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/sklq9QZQbu<\/a><\/p>\n