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All bully things indispensable travel to an end, including Pat Sajak‘s 41-year tally arsenic the big of Wheel of Fortune. Pat, 76, is leaving the beloved crippled show aft the 2023 – 2024 season, which means idiosyncratic other has to measurement into the relation adjacent year. Pat has been the look of Wheel of Fortune with his close manus pistillate Vanna White, 66, and he’s leaving down a singular legacy. “It’s been a fantastic ride,” Pat said successful his statement, wherever helium broke the news of his large vocation change, “and I’ll person much to accidental successful the coming months.”
Pat Sajak (Photo: Patrick Lewis/Starpix/Shutterstock)
Following Pat’s large announcement connected June 12, speculation began arsenic to who volition regenerate him arsenic big of the show. Could Vanna beryllium promoted from her longtime sidekick position that she’s held since 1982? Or volition an outsider measurement into the relation that won Pat 3 Daytime Emmy Awards? Here’s the afloat database of imaginable candidates for the caller big of Wheel of Fortune.
Vanna White
Vanna White (Photo: NINA PROMMER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Vanna is simply a earthy frontrunner to regenerate Pat. She’s been connected the amusement for implicit 40 years and even filled successful arsenic big for Pat for 3 weeks aft he underwent exigency surgery successful Nov. 2019. At the time, Vanna admitted she was “very nervous” for her last-minute hosting gig, but said that her “biggest concern” was Pat’s health.
After Pat announced he’s leaving the show, Vanna showed her support for her pal. “When we started @WheelofFortune who could person imagined we’d inactive beryllium astatine it 41 seasons later?” she wrote connected Twitter. “I couldn’t beryllium happier to person shared the signifier with you for each these years with 1 much to come. Cheers to you, @patsajak!”
Maggie Sajak
Maggie Sajak (Photo: SplashNews)
Pat’s daughter Maggie Sajak, 28, could precise good travel successful her begetter footsteps and snag the occupation arsenic big of Wheel of Fortune. After all, Maggie already works connected the amusement arsenic the societal correspondent, which she began successful 2021 up of the show’s 39th season. Maggie’s occupation is to stock exclusive videos and behind-the-scenes clips, arsenic good arsenic interrogation the hosts, staff, crew, and contestants for Wheel of Fortune’s social media accounts. She’s besides filled successful for Vanna before, including erstwhile Vanna participated successful the crippled arsenic a celebrity contestant successful May 2023.
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg (Photo: MJ Photos/Shutterstock)
Whoopi Goldberg, 67, declared that she’s funny successful hosting Wheel of Fortune on the June 13 occurrence of The View. “I privation that job! I deliberation it’d beryllium tons of fun,” Whoopi said. The EGOT victor and her co-hosts welcomed Jeopardy! co-host Ken Jennings connected the show, erstwhile the taxable of Pat’s status came up. Ken agreed that Whoopi would marque a cleanable acceptable for the show’s host. Whoopi antecedently served arsenic a shaper and the halfway quadrate connected the crippled show Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004.
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest (Photo: David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Ryan Seacrest, 48, has held many jobs successful his vocation — and Wheel of Fortune host mightiness beryllium adjacent connected his resume! Bloomberg‘s Lucas Shaw reported connected June 12, aft Pat’s announcement, that Ryan “has been talking” to producers astir becoming the caller host. “Some sources accidental he’s the frontrunner. Others accidental helium is conscionable 1 of galore interested,” Lucas claimed connected Twitter. Obviously, Ryan has plentifulness of hosting acquisition from American Idol, Live with Kelly and Ryan, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
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