Mike Richards resigned as host of “Jeopardy!” just nine days after it was announced he would succeed the late Alex Trebek as its permanent host.
Richards stepped down Friday after past inappropriate comments he made on the “The Randumb Show” podcast resurfaced. The 46-year-old, who hosted the podcast from 2013 to 2014 while he was working at “The Price is Right,” made derogatory comments about women, people with mental disabilities, little people and the poor.
Although some “Jeopardy!” episodes he has already helmed will air as scheduled, questions still remain as to what the future could hold for the longtime show producer.
Evan Nierman, the author of “Crisis Averted” and CEO of international crisis PR firm Red Banyan, told Fox News he believes the public way in which Richards was ousted from his new post doesn’t bode well for his prospects as an on-air personality but…
