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To: Veto!
BTW, people thought Jeopardy would die with out Alex Trebeck, but Ken Jennings turns out to be reasonably personable too.

IIRC, some people were really upset that Trebek took over for Art Fleming and said no one could ever replace Fleming.

23 posted on 06/27/2023 2:06:54 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: MD Expat in PA
IIRC, some people were really upset that Trebek took over for Art Fleming and said no one could ever replace Fleming.

Forgot about Art Fleming.

Just looked him up. His Wikipedia page records that Merv Griffin (who hired him for Jeopardy) described Art Fleming as "authoritative, yet warm and interesting."

That strikes me as a remarkably accurate and perceptive description.

Merv Griffin must have been a very intelligent guy.

34 posted on 06/27/2023 2:54:21 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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