Jeopardy! names Michael Davies as permanent showrunner in the wake of Mike Richards scandals

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Michael Davies is now the new showrunner of legendary game show Jeopardy!The 56-year-old Embassy Row president announced in a blog post on Thursday that he is taking over the position, in the wake of two scandals that resulted in the ousted of Mike Richards.'Today, I am delighted to announce that I have accepted Sony's offer to become the show’s full-time executive producer.

I am both honored and humbled by the faith the studio and the staff have put in me,' Davies, 56, announced on the Jeopardy! blog, as reported by the New York Post.

New man in charge: Michael Davies, now 56, has been tapped as the permanent showrunner/executive producer of Jeopardy! following the scandals involving Mike Richards; he is pictured in April 2009He continued, 'Over the next few months, the scope of our plans will become clear.

But for now I just want to thank everyone in the Jeopardy! community for your phenomenal support.'Davies, whose executive producing credits include Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Wife Swap and Talking Dead, initially took over as interim showrunner/executive producer on August 31 after Richards was fired from the position following a series of sexist comments he made on an old podcast resurfaced.