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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of friend and colleague Alex Trebek.
Mr. Trebek was involved in the television industry for over 40 years as a producer, host, and innovator of a wide variety of entertainment shows. He was a producer and host of the internationally successful game show “Jeopardy” which has been the second highest rated television show in syndication. Mr. Trebek was also the host of the successful television game show “Classic Concentration.” As a television media executive, he was developing new projects for television and film. Mr. Trebek, originally from Sudbury in Ontario, Canada, worked for the Canadian Broadcasting company (CBC) throughout the 1960’s and early 70’s before relocating to the United States in 1973. Mr. Trebek’s success in the game show world earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as one on Canada’s Walk of Fame. He hosted the National Geographic Bee in the U.S. and The Great Canadian Geography Challenge in Canada. Mr. Trebek was also very involved in the World Vision charitable organization, traveling to many third world countries and taping reports about the group’s efforts in order to benefit children around the world.
Mr. Trebek served as a Board Member for the company since 1987 and will be deeply missed by his many friends at WWMPC.
