LeVar Burton, star of "Reading Rainbow" and "Star Trek," is speaking out in response to a fan petition calling for him to replace the late Alex Trebek as the next host of "Jeopardy!" Earlier this week, a petition calling for Burton to become the "Jeopardy!" HOST ALEX TREBEK DEAD AT 80 AFTER BATTLE WITH PANCREATIC CANCERAs of Saturday afternoon, three days after the petition went live, it had over 74,200 signatures. Shortly after Trebek's death, executive producer Mike Richards shared some insight into how the television icon spent his final day. Working beside him for the past year and a half as he heroically continued to host 'Jeopardy!'

Source: Fox News November 15, 2020 02:37 UTC