via Change.org Back in November, Burton fans created a Change.org petition calling for the âReading Rainbowâ host to take over
Alex Trebekâs duties on ABC’s long-running game show. As of Wednesday (April 7), the petition had over 162,000 signatures.
“Between hosting 21 seasons of the educational Reading Rainbow, playing the brainiac engineer Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: the Next Generation, and filling the roll of Kunta Kinte in the ever important mini-series Roots, LeVar Burton has inspired and shaped the minds of several generations of trivia-loving nerds,” the petition states.Â
It continues, “This petition is to show Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and producers Mike Richards and Harry Friedman just how much love the public has for Burton, and how much we’d all love to see him as the next host of Jeopardy!”
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Alex Trebek s tragic passing,
Jeopardy! is in search of finding someone to fill the longtime host s legendary shoes. For the time being, the show is inviting a series of guest hosts. This week, the show is being led by Super Bowl-winning quarterback
Aaron Rodgers, but fans may have an idea or two about who should lead the show next.
LeVar Burton is campaigning to become the next
Jeopardy! host. On April 5, Burton tweeted out a link to a petition put together by a fan that advocates for him to become the next host of the iconic game show. He captioned the petition, Leaving this here in the event the powers that be are listening.
Jeopardy: LeVar Burton Shares Petition To Host The Game Show
Jeopardy! host continues with the series still working their way through a series of guest hosts that has previously included Greatest of All Time winner Ken Jennings, series executive producer Mike Richards, and TV presenter Katie Couric, but the people want someone else. Since Alex Trebek s death was announced last year one name has continued to be a fan-favorite to take on the task of delivering the answers from that iconic lectern, LeVar Burton. As controversial figures like Dr. Oz have gotten their chance to guest host the series, the call for the former
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While writing this post, 3000 more people signed the petition. Let’s GO!
Out of all the TV shows I watched as a kid, Star Trek Next Generation (STNG) and Reading Rainbow were two of the most impactful. Reading Rainbow was more memorable than Mr. Roger’s neighborhood. Watching STNG with my dad, nerding out talking about the show’s philosophy was more fun than other science fiction TV show. Don’t even get me started on how I watched the series Roots on repeat in the basement. Actor LeVar Burton was a leading role in each of these shows and as a result he is a part of my childhood in a really meaningful way.