Joe Buck will be a guest host on “Jeopardy!” qualifying him for the coveted permanent job, The Post has learned.
According to sources, Buck’s episodes will air sometime in the middle of the summer. Guest hosts have been doing one or two week stints. There’s no word yet on how long Buck will last.
The tryout doesn’t affect Buck’s schedule as the voice of MLB and the NFL on Fox.
Buck will join a group of guest hosts who have fought to replace the late Alex Trebek. He becomes the second in the sports world.
For the past two weeks, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hosted the program. Before Rodgers, the host list included Katie Couric, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Ken Jennings and longtime executive producer on the program, Mike Richards.
Anderson Cooper, Bill Whitaker, Mayim Bialik, Savannah Guthrie, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta are also all on the program.
Buck, 51, has been the voice of the World Series for Fox since the 1996 Yankees won the World Series. He calls Fox’s best NFL game since 2002.