Alex Trebek wins posthumous Daytime Emmy for role as "Jeopardy!" host

Alex Trebek won a posthumous Daytime Emmy for hosting "Jeopardy!" on Friday, with the show also winning an award in its own category. Trebek's son, Matt, and daughter, Emily, accepted the trophy from behind the host's podium on the quiz show's set.

"For as long as we can remember, he was always so proud to be a part of 'Jeopardy!', to work on a show that was based on knowledge, risk and the challenge — people had to think," Trebek's son said. "He loved every bit of it." "He was always excited to go to work even during his battle with cancer," his daughter added. "He was so fortunate that he was able to do what he loved and we know that he not once took it for granted."