{"id":665949,"date":"2021-08-20T14:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T18:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=665949"},"modified":"2021-08-20T14:36:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T18:36:26","slug":"newly-named-jeopardy-host-mike-richards-quits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-named-jeopardy-host-mike-richards-quits\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly-Named Jeopardy Host Mike Richards Quits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewly-named-jeopardy-host-mike-richards-quits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=665949&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1325495789-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The clue: He is not the host of Jeopardy. The answer: Who is Mike Richards.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because the long-running gameshow\u2019s executive producer, whom Sony had tapped to replace legendary host Alex Trebek, has stepped down from the job before it began.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-jeopardy-host-mike-richards-apologizes-for-sexist-racist-comments\">reported<\/a>, Richards had come under intense fire from critics upset with comments he made between 2013 and 2014 as the host of the podcast, \u201cRandumb.\u201d Among the remarks that earned condemnation: he referred to his female co-host as a \u201cbooth ho,\u201d \u201cboothstitute\u201d and \u201cbooth slut,\u201d and he said \u201cIxnay on the ose-nay. She\u2019s not an ew-Jay,\u201d in reference to a woman\u2019s facial features.<\/p>\n<p>This last comment drew the ire of the Anti-Defamation League, which <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADL\/status\/1428446674574188546?s=20\">called<\/a> for an investigation into his \u201cpattern\u201d of offensive remarks, saying, \u201cStereotyping is an entry point to hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It marked the second round of outrage for Richards since he became a serious candidate for the job. The first involved his inclusion in two lawsuits from a \u201cPrice Is Right\u201d model who alleged he and CBS discriminated against her after she informed them she was pregnant. Richards denied those allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The mounting controversies evidently became too much for the 46-year-old, and he announced to staff Friday morning that he was quitting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-out-1234999713\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> reprinted Richards\u2019 internal memo in full:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"25\">\n<p><em>Dear Team,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It pains me that these past incidents and comments have cast such a shadow on Jeopardy! as we look to start a new chapter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As I mentioned last week, I was deeply honored to be asked to host the syndicated show and was thrilled by the opportunity to expand my role. However, over the last several days it has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show. As such, I will be stepping down as host effective immediately. As a result, we will be canceling production today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[Sony Pictures Television] will now resume the search for a permanent syndicated host. In the meantime, we will be bringing back guest hosts to continue production for the new season, details of which will be announced next week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I want to apologize to each of you for the unwanted negative attention that has come to Jeopardy! over the last few weeks and for the confusion and delays this is now causing. I know I have a lot of work to do to regain your trust and confidence.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a statement that confirmed that Richards will continue in his role as executive producer, Sony expressed surprise over his past provocative comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe support Mike\u2019s decision to step down as host,\u201d the company said. \u201cWe were surprised this week to learn of Mike\u2019s 2013\/2014 podcast and the offensive language he used in the past. We have spoken with him about our concerns and our expectations moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued: \u201cMike has been with us for the last two years and has led the \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 team through the most challenging time the show has ever experienced. It is our hope that as executive producer he will continue to do so with professionalism and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many fans campaigned for LeVar Burton to nab the job, but while the \u201cRoots\u201d star was popular on social media, his actual ratings <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/levar-burton-jeopardy-ratings\/\">ranked<\/a> at the bottom of the recent guest hosts the show tested.<\/p>\n<p>No word on who Sony might turn to next to fill Trebek\u2019s shoes.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clue: He is not the host of Jeopardy. The answer: Who is Mike Richards.That\u2019s because the long-running gameshow\u2019s executive producer, whom Sony had tapped to replace legendary host Alex &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}