PHIL Donahue has begged Jeopardy!'s Alex Trebek for details on his marriage in a funny clip as fans mourn the late talk show host. The TV personality hosted The Phil Donahue Show, later Donahue, from November 6, 1967, to September 13, 1996. In a 1988 episode posted to YouTube , Donahue was shown interviewing Win, Lose, or Draw host Bert Convy, the original Wheel of Fortune host Chuck Woolery, and former Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek .
During the interview, the beloved talk show host told Alex, "You have received so much copy has the world's most eligible bachelor. "You are the son our mothers want the daughters to bring home and you're getting married." Nothing Alex's apprehension to the line of questioning, Donahue asked, "Is this personal?" before prodding, "Come on Alex, tell the people!" READ MORE ON PHIL DONAHUE "Just take a moment, it won't be the whole show," he promised.
The game show host replied, "I'm getting married to a lovely young lady who is not in show business. "She did some modeling at one time so you can appreciate the fact that she's beautiful." Alex continued, "She's very intelligent.
She's more beautiful inside than she is outside. She has a marvelous charitable nature, a sweetness about her that endears her to everybody she meets." Most read in Celebrity "I feel very good when I'm with her, I feel terrible when we're apart," he added.
Alex confessed, "After being alone now, I was divorced in 1981, and after being alone for the past eight and a half, nine y.