Introduction and Citations
The Start of it All
Jeopardy Break Through
Legacy
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What is: Alex Trebek
"The answer is..." Book by Alex Trebek
Presentation by Hailey Lu
April 30th
English 11 Life in a freeze frame
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Early life
Alex Trebek was born July 22nd, 1940 into a ordinary but loving family and they all took care of each other and that's what led him to have a influential personality
"And dad was happy because he had found a family. They cared deeply about each other."(Trebek 9)
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Jeopardy 
His most significant career milestone came in 1984 when he was chosen to host the gameshow Jeopardy. he talks a lot about the behind the scenes of the show and how he felt before filming
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Cancer Diagnosis
Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in March 2019. He made the announcement himself in a video message posted on social media. He wanted his journey to be transparent and wanted to show his fans what he was experiencing.
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Table of contexts
Early life
Education
Career beginnings
Move to the United States
Host of "Jeopardy!"
Daytime Emmy Awards
Guinness World Record
Guest Appearances
Charities
Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
- Interactions with people
Continued Hosting of "Jeopardy!"
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Education
He attended the University of Ottawa where he studied philosophy and graduated with a degree in philosophy
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Daytime Emmy Award
Alex won his first Daytime Emmy Award in 1989 for Outstanding Game Show Host for his role on Jeopardy
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Charities 
After his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer in 2019, Alex Trebek became an advocate for raising awareness. He also worked closely with PanCan about the disease and supporting research efforts.
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Citations
What is..
“About the Show.” About the Show | Jeopardy.Com, www.jeopardy.com/about. Accessed 2 May 2024.
“Alex Trebek Breaks Record for Hosting Most Game Show Episodes.” ABC7 Los Angeles, 17 June 2014, abc7.com/alex-trebek-jeopardy-record-guinness/119493/.
“Alex Trebek.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 17 Jan. 2012, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alex-trebek.
Chan, Julia M. “Alex Trebek Supported Many Causes. These Were Some of His Favorites.” CNN, Cable News Network, 9 Nov. 2020, www.cnn.com/2020/11/08/us/alex-trebek-charities-nonprofits-iyw/index.html.
Scholten, Jillian. “Alex Trebek’s Message of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Patients.” Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 20 Nov. 2019, pancan.org/news/alex-trebeks-message-of-hope-for-pancreatic-cancer-patients/.
Scholten, Jillian. “Alex Trebek’s Message of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Patients.” Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 20 Nov. 2019, pancan.org/news/alex-trebeks-message-of-hope-for-pancreatic-cancer-patients/.
Trebek, Alex, and Jean Trebek. The Answer Is ...: Reflections on My Life. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2023.
“To Tell the Truth.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/topic/To-Tell-the-Truth. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Trolio, Jen, and Allegra Frank. “Alex Trebek’s Last Episode of Jeopardy Will Now Air in January.” Vox, Vox, 8 Nov. 2020, www.vox.com/21555364/alex-trebek-last-episode-jeopardy-january-8.
White, Erik. “CBC.” CBC News, 28 July 2020, i.cbc.ca/1.6267688.1638289660!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/stoltenberg.JPG.
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career beginnings
Alex worked for CBC and because of his charming and friendly personality it made it easy to host various shows, including music programs and game shows, which laid the foundation for his future career
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World records
he had hosted over 6,829 episodes of "Jeopardy! and is a Guinness world record holder for most episodes of a single game show host
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Connecting with people 
Before and after his cancer diagnosis he formed connected with contestants and guest stars. He also talks about loving his family and remarrying.
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Moving to USA
Alex wanted to move to the United States to pursue broader opportunities in television. He wanted recognitions in American television.
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Guest appearances
Alex has made a lot of guest appearances on some comedy shows and it was because he wanted to show his sense of humour and personality outside of jeopardy.
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Even with his very public health battles he found a way to still host the show and keep positive attitude. Unfortunately he was out of time and announced his retirement in 2018 hoping that someone and carry on and host the show.