Legendary "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80.
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The Greatest Gift Alex Trebek Left Us
The answer in the form of a question: Who was a genuinely decent man, a generous philanthropist, an iconic television personality and -- as fellow public savant Neil deGrasse Tysondubbed him -- the "Patron Saint of Geeks?" The clue, which anyone who watched him during his two decades as the most beloved game show host of our generation, is obvious: It's Alex Trebek, whose passing this weekend tore a ragged hole in our pop culture continuum.
Alex Trebek, long-running 'Jeopardy' host, dead at 80
Alex Trebek, the genial "Jeopardy!" host with all the answers and a reassuring presence in the TV game-show landscape for five decades, has died. He was 80 years old.
