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NEW YORK — When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man on entertainment television — as its next host, it surprised virtually no one.The idea that Sony Pictures…

NEW YORK (AP) — As Mattea Roach, Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio can attest, it's cool to be smart again."Jeopardy!" is on an unusual run of super champs. In the past seven months, each of those contestants has landed in the…

LeVar Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving the competition a celebrity headliner who’s also a longtime literacy advocate as Scripps takes over production of the bee telecast.Burton, who played Geordi La…

When LeVar Burton takes the helm of “Jeopardy!” this week, it will be a sound-the-alarm event for the fans who believe his path—from “Roots” to “Reading Rainbow” to “Star Trek”—ought to culminate in the full-time job of leading…

By ANI WASHINGTON: With Alex Trebek's 'Jeopardy!' bagging the 'Best game show' accolade to Kelly Clarkson winning 'Outstanding entertainment talk show host'; the winners of the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards were announced…

Where was the late host Alex Trebek born?n", "explanation": "Trebek, whose dad was a Ukrainian immigrant, was born a bilingual French/English speaker in Sudbury, whose u201cFrench Townu201d neighborhood dates back to 1894. One…