View Full Version : ALEX TREBEK suffers mild heart attack


Ireneparalegal
12-11-2007, 08:59 PM
It is now being aired on my local news that Alex suffered a mild heart attack and is now recovering at Cedars Sinai Hospital.

I will post a link as soon as I find one.

catlover79
12-11-2007, 10:00 PM
God bless Alex and grant him a speedy recovery!!

Ireneparalegal
12-12-2007, 12:35 AM
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 11) - Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said.

Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and was expected to remain there about two days for tests and observation, said show spokesman Jeff Ritter.

"Thankfully it was a minor heart attack," Ritter said. He did not give other details.

A post on the official "Jeopardy!" Web site said Trebek was "resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back in the studio for the next scheduled tapings in January." His heart attack was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."

Trebek escaped a car crash unhurt in 2004 when he fell asleep at the wheel, sideswiped a string of mailboxes and wound up in a ditch, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Jan 30, 2004, accident happened in the town of Templeton, not far from Trebek's thoroughbred horse ranch.

"Jeopardy!" has been one of television's top-rated syndicated programs for more than 20 years. The Canadian-born Trebek has been its host since 1984.

He has been nominated numerous times for daytime Emmy Awards for game show host, winning twice.

Trebek, who holds a philosophy degree from the University of Ottawa, was a TV and radio reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Company before moving to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1998.

He launched his U.S. game show career in 1983 as host of a show called "The Wizard of Odds." Other shows he's hosted include "Pitfall," ''Battlestars," ''The $128,000 Question," ''Double Dare," ''High Rollers," ''Strategy" and "Reach for the Top." He also hosts the annual National Geography Bee in the U.S. and Canada.

Trebek and his wife, Jean, have two children.

Stormtracker TF
12-12-2007, 12:51 AM
:eek: I hope he recovers quickly, Trebek is like a legend. :(

catlover79
12-12-2007, 01:36 AM
He has a ranch near Templeton?? I have friends who live in Atascadero, which is the next town over. Beautiful country out there, btw.

TripperFan
12-13-2007, 10:25 AM
Here's hoping for a speedy recovery!

I used to watch Alex when he hosted "Reach For The Top". As a matter of fact, there's a pic of him in my 1978 yearbook when my school was on the show.

Plus he was born in the same northern Ontario town that I was (and my dogs are from Sudbury too). ;)

James
12-13-2007, 01:56 PM
Besides Jeopardy I remember Alex hosting Classic Concentration in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the morning.

howierules86
12-13-2007, 02:21 PM
I also would like to send my wishes for Alex to get better.

tanquant
12-14-2007, 02:33 PM
Get Well Soon Alex. I heard on the radio this morning that he is doing better and should be ready to tape Jeopardy in two weeks.

friendsfan77
12-14-2007, 04:52 PM
I'm so glad he's doing better. I remember being on another board and being almost scared to click the link. Get well soon Alex!

catlover79
12-14-2007, 05:32 PM
Besides Jeopardy I remember Alex hosting Classic Concentration in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the morning.
I LOVED Classic Concentration!!! As a kid, I would make up my own CC game board out notebook paper. I would have my siblings and grandma play the game whenever Grandma baby-sat us. Those were the days...

MrCleveland
12-15-2007, 12:46 AM
Did he watch the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skits again or meet up with Sean Connery?

I'm only kidding, I hope Alex Trebek does okay.:)