Trebek also realized that others would tell their own versions of his life. He and his publisher learned that an unauthorized biography, by the writer Lisa Rogak, was scheduled to appear on July 21. Trebek realized this could be his last chance to define his legacy: “I want you to hear it from me,” he said. In the early 1970s, he got his first big break in American television, as the host of a game show, “The Wizard of Odds.”For the next decade, he cycled through one game show gig after another. After “The Wizard of Odds” was canceled, it was replaced with “High Rollers,” also hosted by Trebek.

Source: New York Times July 17, 2020 09:00 UTC