'Jeopardy’ host Alex Trebek dead at 80 after cancer battle

RIP, Alex. You were one of a kind and inspired millions. I am incredibly glad to have had the opportunity to meet you (and grateful to my wife for making it happen). You played a huge role in making nerdy cool, in addition to bringing credibility back to trivia game shows.

(For Jeopardy! fans, I believe the show producers approached Jennings earlier this year and he expressed interest in taking over as host.)

EDIT: Posted to the official Jeopardy! twitter feed: https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1325490106329751553?ref_...