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Army Reservist Who Beat Bergen County Dad On 'Jeopardy!' Eyes 4th Win
Josh Wiekert is on a roll — and he's not just winning on TV.
The politics professor at Immaculata University is a three-day champion on "Jeopardy!" with $54,001 in winnings, and he’s headed back to the buzzer on Wednesday, March 26.
Weikert earned his most recent win after correctly answering the Final Jeopardy clue in the Migrations category, bringing in $21,201 for the night and edging out his closest competitor, a Paramus, NJ dad and high school teacher, by just $1,200.
Back home in Montgomery County, Weikert is known for more than his quiz show success. He’s currently Chief of Staff fo…
Leonia's Alan Alda, 82, Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease
Beloved actor Alan Alda, a former longtime Leonia resident, revealed on Tuesday that he's had Parkinson’s disease the past 3½ years.
Alda, 82, told “CBS This Morning” that he'd noticed his thumb twitch during TV appearances the past few weeks and didn't want speculations about his health to become tabloid fodder.
"I've had a full life since then [the diagnosis]," he said. "I've acted, I've given talks, I help at the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook.
"It’s only about a matter of time before someone does some story about this from a sad point of view, …
