Who is Alex Trebek? When I am in the car and also in the house, I can be found listening to the news. I like to stay abreast of what is going on in the city and around the world. I recently heard that a new forever stamp honoring Alex Trebek is coming out. According to the internet site Mental Floss, as the host of Jeopardy! from 1984 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2020, Alex Trebek was a frequent presence in the homes of game show and trivia enthusiasts. Among his eight Daytime Emmy wins and other awards, Trebek is now the recipient of another honor: his own postage stamp. Recently, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that a sheet of Forever stamps will feature Trebek. Trebek’s image appears as part of the backing, but the actual stamps appear as if they’re part of a Jeopardy! video monitor grid. Each stamp features the answer, “This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons.” Forever stamps are named for their resistance to inflation. Once purchased, they’re good to use for 1-ounce First Class Mail, even if the current rate has increased. A Trebek Forever Stamp is currently priced at 73 cents. A sheet of 20 is $14.60. One thing that many people don’t know is that in order to be on a stamp, you have to be deceased. Jeopardy! is best known for its iteration with the Ontario-born Trebek at the helm, but the show and its inverted answer-and-question format actually debuted in 1964. The show ran until 1975, briefly returned in 1978, and then returned in 1984. But it was no immediate hit. Fearing that viewers would be wary of a cerebral game show, some markets relegated it to a 2 a.m. time slot.
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