DAVID Faber joins an elite list of guest hosts taking turns behind the Jeopardy! podium.
Faber is familiar with the game, even winning a tournament in 2012.
Who is guest Jeopardy! host David Faber?
David Faber is an American financial journalist and market news analyst.
He was born and raised in Queens, New York City.
Faber joined CNBC in 1993 where he has remained ever since, currently co-hosting their morning show, Squawk on the Street and monthly program, Business Nation.
In 2005, he won a Peabody Award for his work on the documentary The Age of Walmart and in 2010, shared the Gerald Loeb Award for Television Enterprise business journalism for House of Cards.
He is also the author of three books: The Faber Report (2002), And Then the Roof Caved In (2009), and House of Cards: The Origins of the Collapse (2010).
Was David Faber on Jeopardy?
In 2012, Faber took part in the Jeopardy! Power Players tournament.
He beat basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Fox News' Dana Perino to win $50,000.
When is David Faber hosting Jeopardy?
Beginning on Monday, August 2, 2021, Faber will join the game show Jeopardy! as a guest host until the end of the week on August 6.
Like all guest hosts before him, Faber will be making a donation to a charity of his choice.
Faber has chosen the Robin Hood Foundation, which battles poverty in New York City.
When the guest hosts were announced, the analyst tweeted "He is the least well known out of an incredible group of guest hosts, but promises not to disappoint Jeopardy's many fans. Correct response: This guy!"
Who else has hosted Jeopardy! so far?
Faber follows LeVar Burton's run as host as well as a group of celebrities that have stepped into the role already.
Past guest hosts include Ken Jennings, Katie Couric, Aaron Rodgers, Bill Whitaker, Mayim Bialik, Anderson Cooper, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Robin Roberts.
After Faber, sportscaster Joe Buck will guest host.
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