TV legends Alex Trebek and Larry King, who both died in recent months, received tributes during the Daytime Emmys ceremony Friday, but that wasn’t the only honor bestowed upon them. Both won Emmys, too.
“Jeopardy!” host Trebek, who died in November after a brave battle against Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, took the prize for game show host, with syndicated “Jeopardy!” winning for outstanding game show. King, who died in January after being hospitalized for COVID-19, received the outstanding informative talk show host Emmy for “Larry King Now” on Ora TV.
Trebek, King and another beloved talk host, Regis Philbin, who died in July, received special notice during the in memoriam segment of the CBS