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What Is The End Of An Era? 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Dies At 80

"I love spending time with bright people," said the longtime game show host. Trebek began hosting the trivia show in 1984 and continued for nearly four decades, even through bouts of chemotherapy.
Trebek said he hated to see contestants lose for forgetting to phrase their answers as questions. "I'm there to see that the contestants do as well as they can within the context of the rules," he told <em></em><em>Fresh Air'</em>s Terry Gross in 1987. Above, Trebek poses on the set in April 2010.

In the category of "Beloved Trivia Game Show Hosts," there is one very clear answer: Who is Alex Trebek? For 36 years, Trebek quizzed Jeopardy! contestants on history, geography, hip-hop lyrics, "Potent Potables" and "Potpourri."

Trebek died in Los Angeles on Sunday morning at age 80. His death was confirmed by the : "Jeopardy!is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this

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