'We love you, Alex': Bakersfield billboard honors 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek

Trebek passed away on Sunday after battling stage four pancreatic cancer for more than a year.

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'We love you, Alex': Bakersfield billboard honors 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek
An electronic billboard is shining bright in Bakersfield to honor the life and legacy of beloved "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An electronic billboard is shining bright in Bakersfield to honor the life and legacy of beloved "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek.

The sign was made to look just like a clue from the popular trivia quiz show.

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It reads, "Beloved 'Jeopardy!' host from 1984 to 2020. We love you, Alex."

Trebek passed away on Sunday after battling stage four pancreatic cancer for more than a year. The host, with all the answers, was 80 years old.

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