Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations 2021: Alex Trebek, Larry King Earn Posthumous Nods

Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty The 2021 Daytime Emmy Award nominations are here! Trebek, whodiedin November at the age of 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, has been nominated for outstanding game show host for his work onJeopardy!, while the show itself was also nominated in the outstanding game show and outstanding daytime special event categories. King, meanwhile, is nominated for outstanding informative talk show host forLarry King Now.The stardiedin January at the age of 87.

Daytime Emmy Awards to Honor Late TV Legends Alex Trebek, Regis Philbin and Larry King

Photo: Bennett Raglin/WireImage; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images On Thursday, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced thatKathie Lee Gifford,Ken Jeong,Martha StewartandRobin Robertswill be making special appearances in order to pay tribute to Trebek, Philbin and King,Deadlinereported. Philbindiedin July at the age of 88 of natural causes, his family said in a statement at the time. Trebekdiedin November at the age of 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer and Kingdiedin January at 87.

Daytime Emmys Apologizes for Using Wrong Actress Photo to Honor Late Soap Star Marguerite Ray

Photo: CBS /Courtesy Everett Collection; Columbia Pictures International Television TheDaytime Emmysis apologizing after a major error in the in memoriam segment involving the late actress Marguerite Ray. Ray, who had a 10-year run onThe Young and the Restless, died in November at the age of 89. She made history on the show portraying the series' first Black regular character. During the in memoriam segment of Friday’s ceremony on CBS, the Daytime Emmys meant to honor the late soap star with her photo, but accidentally used a photo of actress Veronica Redd – who is still alive.

Daytime Soap Expert Says Steve Burton's Fans Are 'on His Side' amid Shocking Separation Announcement

Steve Burton fans are rallying around him days afterannouncing his split from his pregnant wife, according to a daytime soap expert. “I was shocked with the message he put out,” Lott told PEOPLE. “It seemed out of place. He doesn’t really talk like that a lot. He was very succinct. He was to the point and spilled the tea. It seemed out of character on his online life.” Noel Vasquez/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

Dayton Attacker Showed Ex-Girlfriend Video of Mass Shooting on 1st Date

It was a troubling sign: When Adelia Johnson went on a first date with the man who would latermurder nine people in Dayton, Ohio, he showed her a video of a mass shooting. The shooter, Connor Betts, 24, also took Johnson to a gun range, she toldToday. Another disturbing sign was that he performed in a heavy metal band whose lyrics were sexually violent, she said. The pair dated for several months and bonded over the fact that they both had mental illness, but she broke up with him in May, Johnson told the show.