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Alex Trebek is shown before a taping of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" to celebrate the 5,000th episode of "Jeopardy!" at Radio City Music Hall, in this Oct. 5, 2006 photo in New York.

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Jeopardy! host suffers heart attack

Alex Trebek is recovering at LA hospital

Updated: Sunday, 24 Jun 2012, 8:29 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 24 Jun 2012, 3:59 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is in a Los Angeles hospital recovering from a mild heart attack.

Sony Television spokeswoman Paula Askanas said Sunday that Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Saturday. She says the 71-year-old Trebek is expected to fully recover and be back giving answers when "Jeopardy!" resumes production on a new season next month.

While he was in the hospital on Saturday, "Jeopardy!" won a Daytime Emmy award for best game show.

Trebek has been hosting "Jeopardy!" for 28 years.

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