Ever since the money from his initial “Jeopardy!” run allowed him to quit his job as a computer programmer, Ken has made his money as an author of nonfiction… which means he does spend time studying trivia, but it’s called “research” when it’s for use in a book.
He does have a wife and two kids, has traveled extensively, and is a fan of Seattle sports teams (especially the Mariners) and indie rock music, so he does have interests other than pure trivia. Granted, I really only know a lot about his non-trivia life because of his trivia-related podcast “Omnibus,” which allows for extensive personal anecdotes and other chatter. (And his co-host, musician John Roderick, definitely has a much more interesting biography, and more diverse interests, than Ken does.) > On Dec 31, 2020, at 10:56 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pat Sajak and Chuck Woolery might be two of the most obnoxious if not > outright offensive people on social media, but that doesn’t make them bad > game show hosts. Bad people, maybe, but not bad game show hosts. Dick Clark > was a cheap bastard who went through wives like Kleenex, but that didn’t make > him a bad game show host. > > I get the feeling, and maybe I’m wrong, that Alex Trebek had a full, rich > life outside of being a game show host. But I get the feeling, and maybe I’m > wrong, that Ken Jennings has no life outside of learning trivia. And while > that sounds like a character judgment, it isn’t. There are people who obsess > over sports, and if that’s what gets them through each day, the fact that it > doesn’t interest me doesn’t matter. But what is a judgment is that Jennings > lacks the charisma to carry a long-term job as a host, and I think that’s > because I do not see him as having a life outside of trivia. And even if my > perception of him is wrong, I doubt I’m the only one who has that perception. > He might not be a bad person, but I do not think he possesses what it takes > to be a good host. > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 10:44 AM Joe Hass <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > For what it's worth, the joke was along the lines of "If she wasn't in a > wheelchair, she'd be hot!" > > As John Scalzi noted over on his Twitter feed, in his opinion the problem was > that Jennings never deleted the tweet, which made it sound like Jennings > never withdrew the comment. > > https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/1344352428104310785?s=20 > <https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/1344352428104310785?s=20> > > On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 10:14:29 PM UTC-6 Brad Beam wrote: > From: [email protected] <> [mailto:[email protected] <>] On > Behalf Of Joe Hass > > > >No, I don't think we did. > > > > > >I think it flew under the radar, but I do know that amongst those it > >offended, it was never forgotten and was frequently brought up as "Oh, you > >may think Ken Jennings is awesome, but he's really an ablist!!!" > > > > So now I can’t joke about Dad’s Parkinson’s and my brother’s spina bifida? > Well then, remove me from the host search…. > > > > _ _ > > |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV > > |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw <http://www.facebook.com/74bmw> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8504284d-ae63-42ba-a359-0e0cdeb17fadn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8504284d-ae63-42ba-a359-0e0cdeb17fadn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A-qBXKye7KhgBcexRc0Z-8yDy-drMOsRMzQGxs%3DUSyjQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A-qBXKye7KhgBcexRc0Z-8yDy-drMOsRMzQGxs%3DUSyjQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/480D95EE-8E11-439D-B801-DD43215CB6C5%40ellwanger.tv.
