It’s been a long road of trying out various potential “Jeopardy!”
hosts and speculating who will be Alex Trebek’s permanent replacement.
Some prevailed as solid options, but most sank into irrelevance (viaForbes).
the permanent host it deserves.
According tothe Washington Post, Richards is in “advanced negotiations” to be Trebek’s official replacement.
Perhaps his ease as host came from his previous experience working on reality television shows.
Richards was allegedly quite close toAlex Trebek, according to reports.
crew happy and having fun.
He added, “He was always inquisitive, always asking questions, and he loved smart people.
He loved everyone, but he really admired smart people.”
Reports even suggest that Trebek would run production ideas by Richards to get his opinion, perthe Daily Mail.
He knew what he had done and appreciated the fact that we all knew what he had done.
So those last two days are very special, and I’ll never forget them."
