Alex Trebek Gets Top Honors
Beloved longtime Jeopardy icon Alex Trebek took home the award for Outstanding Game Show Host at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, and gave a heartfelt and touching acceptance speech.
Trebek, who has been hosting the celebrated and groundbreaking TV trivia show since 1984, beat out fellow nominees John Michael Higgins, host of America Says, Wayne Brady, who hosts Let’s Make a Deal, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, and Chris Harrison, who hosts Who Wants to Be a Millionaire when he’s not busy with his Bachelor Nation shows.
Outstanding game show host #DaytimeEmmy pic.twitter.com/8jh1lu09J1
— Darla Murray (@twitla) May 6, 2019
This marks Trebek’s sixth Daytime Emmy Win — including one Lifetime Achievement Award — out of a whopping 30 nominations.
Trebek revealed in March that he’d been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, and vowed to fight his illness with as much resolve as possible. The announcement was met with an overwhelming outpouring of support from fans and former contestants.
Last week, the host sat down with Good Morning America, where he opened up about his health battles and admitted that he’s been struggling with bouts of “deep, deep sadness” since his diagnosis.
