Alex Trebek of Jeopardy! is of French Canadian origin. He's a native French speaker and can switch between French and English easily.
So when he pronounces a French word or an English loanword from French, he very carefully uses a French accent. "Genre" comes up a lot on Jeopardy! Here is a compilation of him saying it so deliciously on that show.
-via AV Club
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oo i do not like how he pronounces that
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I pronounce "genre" essentially the same way thanks to my Francophone grandmother.
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