For thirty-six years, “Jeopardy!” game show host Alex Trebeck has been coming into our family rooms every weekday night. He seems like a great guy. In all those years, Trebeck didn’t reveal too much about his personal life.
Every once in a while, he would throw in little bits of information during the contestant section, where Trebeck spent about a minute per contestant asking them about their lives. He didn’t want the show to be about him. The focus was on the contestants and the game.
However, that changed in 2019, when Trebek announced to the world that he was suffering from Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The world responded with an outpouring of love and support that humbled this already humble man.
The publishing industry had been after Trebek for years to pen a memoir. The time never seemed right. The now-80 year old knows that no matter what, his time is limited. And he says, if the cancer and the chemo don’t get him first, well, he’s 80 years old and he can’t have that much longer…although he wishes it.
This is not a tell-all, sensationalism memoir. It’s about a simple guy, from simple beginning, who became one of America’s most beloved personalities. The chapters are short. Readers get to learn about his growing up in Canada and his move to America. He’s not party-goer or hangs out with the “It” crowd. He likes to work around the house, spend time with his family, donate his time and money to worthy causes and travel. He gets excited when he has an idea for a clue, and the clue writers accept it.
Trebek also takes readers behind the scenes of “Jeopardy!” The show is taped twice a week, where he spends 11-12 hours a day at the studio.
I read “The Answer Is…Reflections on My Life” in two evenings…and he seems to be the kind of man I always thought he was. Therefore, “The Answer Is…Reflections on My Life” gets 6 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
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