Jeopardy! Executive Producer Mike Richards Exits in Wake of Controversies

Embattled executive stepped down from hosting job earlier this month

Mike Richards is immediately exiting his role as executive producer of both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, marking the end of a stunning downfall for a powerful game show executive who had once planned to host the long-running syndicated show.

In a memo to staff Tuesday, Sony Pictures Television notified staff of Richards’ imminent departure.

“We had hoped that when Mike stepped down from the host position at ‘Jeopardy!’ it would have minimized the disruption and internal difficulties we have all experienced these last few weeks,” Suzanne Prete, evp of business and strategy for Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, wrote in the memo.

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