{"id":38664,"date":"2024-07-26T08:43:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=38664"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:06:20","slug":"beloved-late-jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-honored-with-usps-forever-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/07\/beloved-late-jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-honored-with-usps-forever-stamp.html","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Late ‘Jeopardy’ Host Alex Trebek Honored With USPS ‘Forever’ Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beloved game show host Alex Trebek will live on forever after being honored by the United States Post Office with his very own \u201cForever stamp.\u201d The \u201cJeopardy!\u201d host made history when he left the popular show after 37 seasons. In 2019, he announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis and died on November 8, 2020, only 10 days after filming his last episode, Fox News Digital previously reported.<\/p>\n

The new honorary stamp was released during a ceremony in Culver City, California, that celebrated the 60th anniversary of the game show and an additional 84th birthday celebration in honor of Trebek. Jean Trebek, the game show host\u2019s widow, said at the ceremony at John Calley Park at Sony Pictures Studios, according to the USPS press release, \u201cMy family and I were completely surprised about Alex being honored by the U.S. Postal Service. It is such an extraordinary honor and a wonderful way to recognize what Alex meant to so many people.\u201d She continued, \u201cAlex would be over the moon about this distinctive honor, and he\u2019d feel very humbled. I think the stamp design is very creative because Alex Trebek is the answer to all the clues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stamps pay tribute to\u00a0the game show\u2019s\u00a0classic \u201canswer-and-question format\u201d along with its recognizable font and coloring. The answer on the stamp celebrates the longtime host by stating a fact about his time on the show. \u201cThis naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 for 37 seasons,\u201d the stamp states. Underneath the blue and white colored homage is the correct question \u2014 which reads, \u201cWho is Alex Trebek?\u201d The sheet of 20 stamps has four categories listed at the top, resembling the gameplay screens from the iconic game show led by Trebek.<\/p>\n