19th Annual Gala Honoring Alex Trebek

Image7Kiwanis Club of Burbank

19th Annual Gala

July 16th, 2016 

 

Honoring Alex Trebek

 

The Kiwanis Club of Burbank proudly announces its 19th Annual Gala, honoring Alex Trebek, Host of the wildly successful and popular syndicated Quiz Show JEOPARDY! since it’s debut in 1984!

He has won five daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Game Show Host as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Television Academy. He has been honored with a coveted star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Canadian Walk of Fame. In 2011, Trebek and JEOPARDY! received the Peabody Award for “encouraging, celebrating and rewarding knowledge.”

In 2014, Trebek set a Guinness World Record® for Most Game Show Episodes Hosted by the Same Presenter; he has now hosted more than 7,000 episodes of JEOPARDY!.

Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Trebek moved to Ottawa to attend the University of Ottawa High School when he was 16 years old. He continued on to the University of Ottawa, where he earned a degree in philosophy before embarking on a career in broadcasting, covering national news and special events for radio and television. With the growing popularity of game shows, he eventually segued into the role of JEOPARDY! host and quickly became a pop culture icon.

Trebek has maintained strong ties to his alma mater: he has created scholarships, sponsored a Lecture Series, and supported the construction of Alumni Hall, which, in May 2015, was named in his honor. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa and he received the Meritas Tabaret Award for Alumni Achievement, the top award bestowed on University of Ottawa alumni.

In addition to his career as a host, Trebek has shown an ongoing commitment to several charities and educational organizations. In 2013, the National Geographic Society awarded him the Alexander Graham Bell Medal for his 25 years as host of the National Geographic Bee. In 2010, Alex received an award from World Vision in recognition of his 25 years of service to that organization.

Trebek lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jean, and has two adult children: Matthew and Emily.

A donation will be made in Alex Trebek’s name to The Campbell Center by the Kiwanis Club of Burbank. The Campbell Center’s mission is to “provide developmentally disabled adults the opportunity to participate in mainstream community life and attain their highest levels of independence through residential, vocational and educational programs.” http://www.thecampbell.org/

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