The Unanswered ‘Jeopardy!’ Question: Who’s the New Host?

The Unanswered ‘Jeopardy!’ Question: Who’s the New Host?
Alex Trebek in a file photograph. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES—“Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the “High Rollers” game show.

That was 1984. Decades later, filling the void left by the late Alex Trebek involves sophisticated research and a parade of guest hosts doing their best to impress viewers and the studio that’s expected to make the call before the new season begins taping later this summer.