Jeopardy star Ken Jennings apologises for ‘insensitive’ resurfaced tweets: ‘I’m truly sorry’

Alex Trebek's tenure as host of ended Friday, with the airing of his final episode of the beloved game show, bringing one of the longest TV legacies to an end.The last episode, which was filmed back in October, served as a fitting tribute to Trebek, with a heartfelt segment honoring his indelible mark on pop culture and TV and saying «So long,» to the TV legend one last time.Set to Peter Allen's «Once Before I Go,» the tribute video featured footage from throughout his more than three decades as s host, including crazy costumes, quippy contestants, the rise and fall of Trebek's infamous mustache and the ever-present reminder that he «doesn't write the clues.» The heartfelt flashback footage also showed the host bringing his kids, son

Alex Trebek's tenure as host of ended Friday, with the airing of his final episode of the beloved game show, bringing one of the longest TV legacies to an end.The last episode, which was filmed back in October, served as a fitting tribute to Trebek, with a heartfelt segment honoring his indelible mark on pop culture and TV and saying «So long,» to the TV legend one last time.Set to Peter Allen's «Once Before I Go,» the tribute video featured footage from throughout his more than three decades as s host, including crazy costumes, quippy contestants, the rise and fall of Trebek's infamous mustache and the ever-present reminder that he «doesn't write the clues.» The heartfelt flashback footage also showed the host bringing his kids, son

Ken Jennings has a fan in Tom Hanks.

Alex Trebek.«Before we launch this exciting new game show, we at ABC thought it was only fitting that we dedicate this show to the memory of Alex Trebek, the beloved host of from 1984 until his recent passing,» Haines shared at the start of the premiere.«We all stand on the shoulders of his legacy and hope that The Chase will do him proud,» she added. «And what better way to honor his legacy than to launch a show that stars Jeopardy!'s greatest champions of all time?..

ABC debuts its new trivia quiz show The Chase on Thursday night, with one of its iconic 'chasers,' Jeopardy champ Brad Rutter, revealing how the late Alex Trebek inspired his performance.Rutter, 42, is one of three 'chasers' on the show, along with Ken Jennings and Brad Holzhauer, who square off against three contestants each week.Rutter opened up in a new interview with The Wrap ahead of the Thursday premiere, where he spoke about how Trebek's legacy helped him carry himself on the air.

Trebek’s final episode of “Jeopardy!” is set to air Friday, Brad Rutter — one of the highest-earning contestants on the trivia series — fondly recalls a time when the veteran trivia emcee hilariously opened the show in his undies. Rutter, who racked up a cool $4.6 million as recurring “Jeopardy!” contestant, remembered the seemingly straight-laced Trebek flexing his funny bones during the show’s 2005 “Ultimate Tournament of Champions.”“We were so nervous, we were just all pale as a ghost,” Rutter told Philadelphia radio station WOGL of the stress he and opponents Ken Jennings and Jerome Vered all shared ahead of their mental joust.  To ease the tension, Rutter, Jennings and Vered joked about playing against one another sans pants, noting

Jeopardy! will soon see its first female host in the show's 37 seasons.Veteran news anchor Katie Couric has been tapped to step into the role of guest host for the popular series for a week of shows, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.The 63-year-old household name will succeed the game show's first guest host to take over after Alex Trebek's death, Greatest of All Time player, Ken Jennings.

Alex Trebek’s final episodes air this week. The longtime network television powerhouse will guest host the game show for a week, sources told the Los Angeles Times.Couric did not respond to The Post’s request for comment on the hosting role; however, the show has announced plans to have guest hosts lead the show until they find a permanent replacement.

Katie Couric is temporarily taking over as the host of Jeopardy.

Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter are definitely keeping late host Alex Trebek in mind when it comes to their new show, Hosted by Sara Haines, is an adaptation of the British game show in which contestants face off against trivia masters, the masters in this case being Jennings, Holzhauer and Rutter. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Haines as well as the three champions, who talked about the tribute to Trebek right at the beginning of the show, which premieres on Thursday on ABC.Jennings got emotional while talking about the tribute to Trebek, who died in November after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterIn ABC’s new game show “The Chase” — the latest American adaptation of a U.K. format, hosted by ‘The View” co-host Sara Haines — the trivia master that contestants face off against is described as a “ruthless quiz genius determined to stop contestants from winning cash prizes.”Here, that role is held by three of the most well-known trivia buffs on U.S.

Alex Trebek was dedicated to his job up to the very last moment. The star served as the host of "Jeopardy!" for more than 30 years but he passed away from pancreatic cancer in November at the age of 80.

Ken Jennings is defending his podcast co-host John Roderick following a controversy that saw the latter labeled "Bean Dad." That, in turn, led to some social media users accusing Roderick of "child abuse" and then digging up old tweets that they charged are racist, anti-semitic and homophobic. Jennings and Roderick co-host the podcast Omnibus, which is described as "an encyclopedic reference work of strange-but-true stories that they are compiling as a time capsule for future generations." Over the weekend, Roderick shared a lengthy story on Twitter about teaching his 9-year-old daughter how to use a can opener.

"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings spoke out in defense of his podcast co-host, John Roderick, after he caught backlash for telling a story about his daughter that readers likened to child abuse.  Jennings, who has been tapped to be the first guest host of the popular game show in the wake of longtime host Alex Trebek’s death, hosts a podcast called "Omnibus" alongside Roderick.Together, the duo unpacks odd true stories in an effort to create a sort of time capsule for future generations.  Over the weekend, Roderick shared a lengthy story on Twitter about parenting his 9-year-old daughter when she mentioned she was hungry.

“Bean Dad”, the viral controversy of the day, has ensnared “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings.

Ken Jennings is apologizing for his past controversial tweets. Taking to Twitter Wednesday, the Jeopardy! winner admitted to having tweeted"unartful and insensitive things," which resurfaced after it was announced he would host upcoming episodes of Jeopardy! in wake of the late Alex Trebek's death.

Ken Jennings is owning up to his social media mistakes. The champ took to Twitter on Wednesday to address some insensitive tweets he'd posted in the past. «Hey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I’ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things,» Jennings began his lengthy apology.

Ken Jennings went on an apology tour after old tweets mocking the disabled community resurfaced.In a string of tweets on Wednesday, December 30, the Jeopardy! consulting producer, 46, admitted that he tweeted “some unartful and insensitive things” in the past.Jennings claimed that many of the tweets “worked as jokes” in his mind, but said he was “dismayed to see how they read on screen.” He didn’t delete them, though, because he thought that would be “whitewashing a mistake.”He wrote, “Sometimes I said dumb things in a dumb way and I want to apologize to people who were (rightfully!) offended.

Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! successor isn’t just apologizing for a bad tweet — he’s issuing a blanket apology for anything insensitive he’s ever tweeted!

'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings has apologised for "insensitive" tweets he's posted in the past. The 46-year-old presenter - who is replacing late television icon Alex Trebek on the game show following his death last month - has taken to social media to address previous "failed" jokes he's made on Twitter.

Ken Jennings is owning up to a few of his resurfaced tweets.