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It’s the extremity of an era. Pat Sajak is leaving Wheel Of Fortune aft the 2023 – 2024 play pursuing an unthinkable 41 seasons connected the deed crippled show. The legendary big announced the quality connected Monday, June 12. “Well, the clip has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins successful September, volition beryllium my last,” helium said successful a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s been a fantastic ride, and I’ll person much to accidental successful the coming months. Many acknowledgment to you all. (If thing else, it’ll support the clickbait sites busy!)” Pat initially signed connected to big done the 2023 to 2024 play successful Sep. 2021, per Deadline.
Pat has been a fixture connected Wheel since 1981, six years aft Chuck Woolery debuted the amusement with his co-host, Susan Stafford (Pat’s beloved sidekick Vanna White wouldn’t marque her debut until 1982). Over his much than 40 years connected the show, Pat received 19 Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Game Show Host, winning 3 times. He officially became the Guinness World Records‘ “longest vocation arsenic a crippled amusement big for the aforesaid show” successful 2019, pursuing the show’s 36th season. To instrumentality that title, Pat surpassed Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007.
Pat Sajak announced his departure from ‘Wheel of Fortune’ connected June 12, 2023 (Photo:SplashNews)
The crippled amusement favourite admitted that the “end” was “near” for Wheel Of Fortune successful Sept. 2022. “In astir tv shows by this time, you would person said, ‘That’s astir apt enough,’ but this amusement volition not die,” helium told Entertainment Tonight, speaking astir the show’s legacy.
“Years spell by fast. We’re getting adjacent the end. It’s been a agelong [time]. We’re not gonna bash this for different 40 years. The extremity is near,” Pat continued. “It’s an grant to person been successful people’s surviving rooms for that long. People were retired determination welcoming us. We’re blessed and proud.”
Pat’s agelong vocation successful broadcasting began erstwhile helium was a DJ connected the US Army’s station, American Forces Vietnam Network, during the Vietnam War. He worked successful vigor until helium landed a occupation connected NBC’s TODAY show, and past arsenic the weatherman for the channel’s LA affiliate.
Pat Sajak made his debut connected the amusement successful 1981 (Photo: Everett Collection)
His large interruption came successful 1981, erstwhile nary different than Merv Griffin asked Pat if helium would beryllium funny successful replacing Chuck Woolery arsenic the big of Wheel. NBC caput honcho Fred Silverman initially rejected Pat arsenic a imaginable host, but Merv got his mode aft the web CEO was canned owed to mediocre ratings.
Before Wheel Of Fortune, Pat hosted the shows Super Password and Password Plus. He appeared arsenic a personage impermanent connected the shows Dream House, Just Men!, and Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, in summation to serving arsenic a predominant impermanent big for CNN’s Larry King Live and successful spot of Regis Philbin on Live with Regis and Kelly. He besides hosted Pat Sajak Weekend connected Fox News successful 2003.
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