It’s been two months since the legendary “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek tragically passed away at the age of 80 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Now, fans of the host have launched an online petition calling for the stage that “Jeopardy!” is filmed on to be dedicated to him.

“On November 8, 2020, George Alexander Trebek passed away at the age of 80 after an 18 month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He inspired millions of his fans ever since he started hosting the syndicated version of ‘Jeopardy!’ in 1984 and hosted over 8,300 episodes in 37 seasons on the program,” the Change.org petition reads. “His Canadian personality made the show unique and with his ability to fluently speak 17 different languages he was known internationally for his talents on television.”

“To have Alex remembered forever I hereby write this petition to Sony Pictures Studios, Jeopardy Productions Inc., CBS Media Ventures and Sony Pictures Television Studios to dedicate Stage 10 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California in loving memory of Alex Trebek, for example, The Alex Trebek Memorial Stage at Sony Pictures Studios,” the petition added.

The petition went on to say that Trebek was watched by “millions of fans over 37 years and his legacy will live on forever.”

“Godspeed, Alex Trebek. We love you, then, now and forever,” it concluded. “Having Stage 10 dedicated to him would be the ultimate posthumous honor. Thank you, Alex.”

This comes after “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards said that Trebek was always very careful to never say who he wanted his replacement to be.

“He wanted to be very careful to not weigh in on that. Not that he didn’t care, because he cared at a very high level, [but] he knew how influential any suggestion he made would be, and he wanted us to come to it the way we wanted to, not because of what he wanted,” Richards told Entertainment Weekly. “So he and I spent a lot of time talking about what attributes a host should have, what we should look for, those types of things. He always said that the stars of Jeopardy! were the contestants and the game, not the host.”

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