Jeopardy is letting Dr. Oz host the show despite his history of wild, off-base medical claims. That’s right. A show that’s intended to promote intelligence has chosen a TV doctor who was once busted for selling the public dangerous weight-loss pills.
Since Alex Trebek’s tragic passing last November, Jeopardy producers have employed a carousel-style guest-hosting schedule. They’ve had Katie Couric, former contestant Ken Richards, and the show’s executive producer Mike Richards host the show.
Future hosts include Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Mayim Bialek, and “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker.
We’re okay with the past guests. Future guests? Fine. But it’s their present choice that’s confounding us.
Richards told USA Today that Dr. Oz was good friends with Alex Trebek, and he was looking for people “in the orbit” of Trebek for the job.
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