On Nov. 8 Alex Trebek passed away at the age of 80. Since March 2019, Trebeck had been battling with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. 

While some people identify “Jeopardy!” as a show meant for the older generation, “Jeopardy!” along with Trebek, the host of the show, has alway meant something to me. 

My family loves “Jeopardy!” When I was younger it was like a routine. We would all eat dinner, clean up the table and then go sit and watch “Jeopardy!” 

Everyone would try to answer as many questions as they could and the whole family would just have a really great time together. 

Part of the “Jeopardy!” experience were the witty and entertaining comments Alex Trebek would make when a contestant missed a question or said something funny. 

Trebek began hosting “Jeopardy!” in 1984, and it became one of the most popular game shows in America. In his time as the host, he was awarded multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host.  

Tony Kornheiser, a sports and entertainment commentator who is known for his sports program “Pardon the Interruption” on “ESPN,” recently discussed the death of Alex Trebeck on his podcast “The Tony Kornheiser Show.”

“Alex Trebek was perfect for that show,” said Kornhesier. “Other people are perfect for their show but they couldn’t do ‘Jeopardy!’ ‘Jeopardy!’ is in my mind the singular America quiz show.” 

He goes on to talk about how the show is both classy and enduring and Alex Trebek is both brilliant in his simplicity and trustworthy. 

Trebek’s legacy will carry on in both my heart and the hearts of many people in America. He was a fantastic game show host who brought my family many smiles in the 30 minute “Jeopardy!” segment.

“But I suppose if I had to answer (what I want my legacy to be) I would say I’d like to be remembered first of all as a good and loving husband and father, and also as a decent man who did his best to help people perform at their best,” said Trebek. “Because that was my job. That is what a host is supposed to do.”