What is Final Jeopardy?

[Fore Warned]

And starting today, the next guest host is.........

Mike Richards, Executive Producer, Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune
Show Air Dates: February 22, 2021- March 05, 2021

Seems odd they would have the Executive Producer of the program as a guest host....if their intent is to trial run people.

I thought Ken did a creditable job. He really followed the format, but I guess that is what is expected. Of course it was only 6 weeks. Ken did not have a years long base of on-camera experience as a host as many other guest hosts in the line up will have. I think it takes a while to develop a sense of personal stage presence and personality. I don't think he got there. And it's not really fair to compare him to Alex, but that is all we have.

Here is the full line up....
Jeopardy! Guest Host Schedule | J!Buzz | Jeopardy.com

[4underthru9]

And starting today, the next guest host is.........

Mike Richards, Executive Producer, Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune
Show Air Dates: February 22, 2021- March 05, 2021
Seems odd they would have the Executive Producer of the program as a guest host....if their intent is to trial run people.
I thought Ken did a creditable job. He really followed the format, but I guess that is what is expected. Of course it was only 6 weeks. Ken did not have a years long base of on-camera experience as a host as many other guest hosts in the line up will have. I think it takes a while to develop a sense of personal stage presence and personality. I don't think he got there. And it's not really fair to compare him to Alex, but that is all we have.
Here is the full line up....
Jeopardy! Guest Host Schedule | J!Buzz | Jeopardy.com

When they did a show about Alex and Jeopardy, it intimated that it was a very tough long houred job,
which maybe the reason was the reason Alex stuck at it for so long as a way to keep his mind off his illness.

I read or heard somewhere that Ken is not interested in taking on that work load permanently, makes sense as he is very well off and already being paid as a consultant producer to the show.
Also he stated in one twitter or instagram that he was happy to help out the station and be host for awhile.
The fact that this other staff member who is stepping is only in as a temporary indicates in a way that the job is very hard and requires certain other skills not necessarily high IQ, but it might help. LOL Certainly shows what a great job Alex did for all those years, it was just a perfect fit.