It’s finally happening! After a viral petition was launched to get LeVar Burton in as one of the upcoming guest hosts of Jeopardy!, the show has officially announced that the star known for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Reading Rainbow will be one of the many people to try out the hosting job, which was held by Alex Trebek for 37 years before his passing in November. The petition to get Burton on the line-up has been a hot topic on social media, and the actor made it clear that he wanted to give it a go. Since the news broke that Burton would be joining Jeopardy! as a guest host, he has taken to social media to celebrate the news.
THANK YOU… to all y’all for your passionate support! I am overjoyed, excited, and eager to be guest-hosting Jeopardy!, and will do my utmost best to live up to your faith you in me. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE! Go ahead and take my word for it, this time. https://t.co/C7mZWMok2X
Special shout-out to Joshua Sanders who started the petition!#Jeopardy
