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Coffee Break: Questions for Alex Trebek

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

November 09, 2020

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in 2011 in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in 2011 in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.Ben Hider/Getty Images

Alex Trebek, the longtime Host of 'Jeopardy!', passed away on Sunday at the age of 80.

Trebek hosted 'Jeapardy!' for 37 seasons, and hosted a bunch of other game shows as well, including 'The Wizard of Odds', 'Double Dare', 'High Rollers', 'Battlestars', 'Classic Concentration', and 'To Tell the Truth'.

On March 6, 2019, he announced in a video that he had received a diagnosis of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. But he didn't let it slow him down - the show's producers had Trebek scheduled to host 'Jeapardy!' through Dec. 25 of this year, and said they had not made plans for a replacement.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break in honor of Alex Trebek, what songs do you want to hear that ask a question?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Tower of Power - What Is Hip
R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
George Harrison - What Is Life
Haddaway - What is Love
Spoon - Can I Sit Next To You
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
The Shaggs - Who Are Parents?
(The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go)