Shortly afterRichards' bombshell announcement, news outlets unearthed an interview TMZ held with Trebek in 2018.
Asked whom he thought should join “Jeopardy!”
in the future, Trebek, ever the Canadian, first mentioned NHL announcer Alex Faust.
Then he added Laura Coates, senior legal analyst for CNN.
“There is an attorney, Laura Coates,” he said (viaToday).
fans expressed shock that Laura Coates hadn’t been one of the guest hosts of the past season.
“Anyone whom [Trebek] picked should be at the helm of his beloved show.
The end,“tweeteda follower on Coates' account.
Anotherprotested, “Ugh.
He wanted you to get a shot.
Shame on the producers for not even giving you an audition.”
I’ll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.”
She has yet to comment as of this writing on either Richards' resignation or her thoughts on hosting.
Viewers will undoubtedly be watching to see whether Coates is among them.
Or perhaps the studio will go with yet another well-known figure Alex Trebek named in a July 2020 interview.
For those who just want a break from the scandal and chaos, “Jeopardy!”
is currently airingreruns featuring Trebekas a “celebration of his adventurous side.”
