Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Why the Host of ‘Jeopardy!’ Matters
BY KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The columnist (and former 'Jeopardy!' contestant) argues that the media focus on Mike Richards' insensitive comments misses a deeper issue with the host search that "suggests the problem may not be just a bad branch, but a rotten root." The focus on the sudden stepping down of newly selected Jeopardy! host Mike Richards over insensitive and out-of-touch sexist comments misses the deeper reason the show’s search for a new host has become such a dramatic public debacle. The way the show’s producers handled the transition from the Golden Age of Trebek is just as insensitive and…
