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'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack

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Jun. 24 2012, Published 6:33 a.m. ET

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Alex Trebek, longtime host of Jeopardy!, suffered a mild heart attack on Saturday and is currently being hospitalized.

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According to a statement from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Alex, 71, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and is undergoing further testing. Alex is said to be in good spirits, and is expected to make a full recovery in time to return to taping Jeopardy in July for what will be the show's 29th season.

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