Alex Trebek's Life

Alex Trebek was born George Alexander Trebek on July 22, 1940 in Sudbury, Ontario. He was raised in Sudbury as well. Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Philosophy. After he made his decision to become a newscaster, he joined the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) Canada's premier network in 1961. While he was working he helped organize national news and covered a variety of special events for CBC's radio and television divisions receiving high praise as a broadcaster who retained his poise and composure in the toughest place. In 1966, he became a Canadian game show host on the 1965 game show, Reach for the Top and stayed in the game show for the first seven years until he migrated to the U.S. to host his very first game show in the country called The Wizard of Odds in 1973 on NBC (National Broadcasting Company). Prior to be selected as the host of the 1984 game show Jeopardy! for syndication, he went back to NBC to host a different version of the 1987 game show "Classic Concentration" which was cancelled in 1991. Classic Concentration was Alex's second hit in his almost thirty-year career. It was cancelled because NBC stopped making game shows for daytime TV. On May 17, 2002, Jeopardy! celebrated its four thousandth episode. Trebek is still living today.