About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Sandra Schmirler, Alex Trebek, Glenn Healy, Colleen Jones, Vera Pezer, Craig Sager, Don Wittman, Russ Howard, Fred Roggin, Bob Papa, Curling on CBC, Elfi Schlegel, John Wells, Jack Wells, Bruce Rainnie, Don Chevrier, Jon Mead, Dan Dunleavy, Guy Hemmings, Marilyn Bodogh, Joan McCusker, Brendan Connor, Ken Watson, Ray Turnbull, David Nedohin, Dougie Donnelly, Dave Ryan, Curling on TSN, Ed Werenich, Rod Black, Alison Walker, Linda Moore, Brian Drebber, Mike Harris, Bill Morehouse, Scott Russell, Rob Faulds, Johnny Wayne, Don Duguid, Joe Carbury, Doug Maxwell, Ed Lukowich, Vic Rauter, Bryan Mudryk, Mark Lee, Cathy Gauthier. Excerpt: George Alexander "Alex" (formerly "Alec") Trebek (pronounced; born July 22, 1940) is a Canadian/American game show host who has been the host of the game show Jeopardy! since 1984, and prior to that, he hosted game shows such as Pitfall and High Rollers. He has appeared in numerous television series, usually as himself. A native of Canada, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998. Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario, the son of Lucille (nee Lagace, which was the name of the street on which he grew up), a Franco-Ontarian, and George Edward Trebek, a Ukrainian immigrant. He was educated at a Jesuit school before graduating from Toronto's Malvern Collegiate Institute in 1958, and later the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy. As a student at the University of Ottawa, he was a member of the English Debating Society. Interested in a career in broadcast news, he began his broadcasting career working for the CBC as a newscaster and sportscaster. Trebek specialized in national news and covering a wide range of special events for the CBC's radio and television divisions, including curling and horse racing. Trebek once attended College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, in Saint...
