Fans push for LeVar Burton to host Jeopardy "Burton has inspired and shaped the minds of several generations of trivia-loving nerds," a Change.org campaign said LeVar Burton is their ideal successor for the late Alex Trebek and are urging producer to consider Burton to host the beloved quiz show, Jeopardy! Jeopardy! as a guest host, which puts him in the running for the permanent position. The announcement received push back on social media from fans who want to see Burton, the beloved host of PBS’ Reading Rainbow, fill Trebek’s role. So, fans are clamoring for @LeVarBurton to succeed Alex Trebek. They're literally saying, I'd watch @Jeopardy every night if he's the host.