FANS SHOW BIG ♥ FOR ALEX!
Dec 19, 2019
2 minutes
—Robert Edelstein
Alex Trebek has a slew of honors, among them seven Emmys, including one for Lifetime Achievement; stars on two walks of fame; and a record 36-season run on the popular quiz show. Yet those accolades pale compared with the groundswell of (premieres Tuesday, January 7, 8/7c, on ABC), when he’s still undergoing debilitating chemotherapy treatments—the love and prayers seem to double daily. Some of those can be witnessed in a glass case that hangs on a wall at the studio. It is, says Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN), stocked with well-wishes, teddy bears, crosses and other encouragements.
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