Mike Richards Out as 'Jeopardy!' Host Amid Cascade
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Posted On: 08/20/2021 11:04:42 AM
Mike Richards Out as 'Jeopardy!' Host Amid Cascade of Scandals
Source: Yahoo News
…...the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay and for a recently appointed Jeopardy host to lose the job.
What is a short half-life?
Mike Richards is out as “Jeopardy!” host, just nine days after he was tapped to succeed the legendary Alex Trebrek as the face of the beloved quiz show.
Richards, who is also executive producer of “Jeopardy!,” saw his hold on the job undone with astonishing speed after unflattering and downright ugly details surfaced about his past conduct and statements he made on an eight-year-old podcast series.
On Aug. 19, the Anti-Defamation League called for an investigation after a report surfaced in The Ringer that Richards made disparaging remarks about Jews, women and other groups in episodes of the comedy podcast “The Randumb Show” recorded in 2013 and 2014.
In the end, Sony concluded that Richards’ image was too battered for him to take the helm of one of television’s most prestigious and popular brands.
The irony is that the studio moved in his favor because he was seen as a neutral personality rather than an established name that might overshadow the show and its famously rapid fire, answers-in-the-form-of-a-question format.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-rich...31666.html
Source: Yahoo News
…...the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay and for a recently appointed Jeopardy host to lose the job.
What is a short half-life?
Mike Richards is out as “Jeopardy!” host, just nine days after he was tapped to succeed the legendary Alex Trebrek as the face of the beloved quiz show.
Richards, who is also executive producer of “Jeopardy!,” saw his hold on the job undone with astonishing speed after unflattering and downright ugly details surfaced about his past conduct and statements he made on an eight-year-old podcast series.
On Aug. 19, the Anti-Defamation League called for an investigation after a report surfaced in The Ringer that Richards made disparaging remarks about Jews, women and other groups in episodes of the comedy podcast “The Randumb Show” recorded in 2013 and 2014.
In the end, Sony concluded that Richards’ image was too battered for him to take the helm of one of television’s most prestigious and popular brands.
The irony is that the studio moved in his favor because he was seen as a neutral personality rather than an established name that might overshadow the show and its famously rapid fire, answers-in-the-form-of-a-question format.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-rich...31666.html
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