Elaine Trebek Kares (née Howard, formerly Callei) is an American businesswoman and former broadcaster. She was a Playboy Bunny in the 1960s and a television broadcaster on the program Call Callei in the 1970s.
Elaine Trebek Kares | |
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| Born | Elaine Howard |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, businesswoman |
| Spouses |
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| Children | Nicky Trebek[1] |
Biography edit
Originally from Columbus, Ohio, and a journalism graduate of the Ohio State University,[2] she was a Playboy Bunny in the 1960s under the pseudonym "Teddy Howard".[3] With her first husband, Louis Callei, she later moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she ran her own promotion and party planning business[2] before joining CHCH-TV in Hamilton as host of a daily talk show, Call Callei. The show was noted particularly for Callei's boundary-pushing interest in sexual topics; her 1972 interview with Xaviera Hollander led to a reprimand from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in early 1973.[4]
She left CHCH to take over as cohost of CTV's Canada AM in February 1973,[5] after Carole Taylor left the program to join W5;[6] however, she lasted only a few months before leaving the program by mutual agreement that she was not a good fit for a morning show, and was succeeded by Helen Hutchinson.[7]
She married Alex Trebek in 1974,[8] returning to the United States as he pursued career opportunities there. They divorced amicably in 1981.[9][10] She had no children with Trebek,[10] although he became adoptive father to her daughter from her previous marriage.[11]
She later remarried to film producer Peter Kares, and launched her own businesses, including Scent Seal, which created a new system for packaging perfume and fragrance samples,[12] and Mag-a-Music, an early foray into multimedia music distribution.[13]
References edit
- ^ McBride, Jessica (2020-11-08). "Nicky Trebek: Alex Trebek's Loving Relationship With Adopted Daughter". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b "Anti-feminists ask to be loved, not liberated". Toronto Star, May 2, 1970.
- ^ Kathryn Leigh Scott, The Bunny Years. Simon & Schuster, 2011. ISBN 9781451663280.
- ^ "CTV's human journey, How We Adapt, a new high mark". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 1973.
- ^ "CTV presents a new face to wake up to". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 1987.
- ^ "CBC man in Saigon riding on his luck". Toronto Star, February 1, 1973.
- ^ "Callei leaves CTV at end of next week". Toronto Star, July 12, 1973.
- ^ Ed Gould, Entertaining Canadians: Canada's international stars, 1900-1988. Cappis Press, 1988. ISBN 9780919763180.
- ^ David Baber, Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars. McFarland & Company, 2008. ISBN 9780786429264.
- ^ a b Seelye, Katharine Q. (November 8, 2020). "Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of 'Jeopardy!,' Dies at 80". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Get to Know Late TV Host Alex Trebek's First Wife, Elaine Trebek Kares". Closer Weekly. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Arcade Scents New Opportunity". Advertising Age, June 26, 1995. (subscription required)
- ^ "Magazines Now Come With Music". Sun-Sentinel, June 17, 2003.
External links edit
- Elaine Trebek Kares at IMDb
- Elaine Trebek Kares at Gallery GO (Archived copy)
