Alex trebec was a rare example of someone who had a decade's long care r in the spotlight and didn't seem to ruffle many feathers at all. He knew that people appreciated him as this kind of a neutral arbiter of facts, Claire says. "He just loved making jeopardy, and it was really important to him to keep doing it," she adds.
I’ll take public scandal for $1000.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices