LOS ANGELES : Pat Sajak, the enduring master of ceremonies for 'Wheel of Fortune,' plans to retire at the end of his upcoming record 41st year hosting one of American television's longest-running game shows, he said on Monday.Sajak, 76, made the announcement on Twitter, but gave no precise reason for opti
LOS ANGELES : Pat Sajak, the enduring master of ceremonies for"Wheel of Fortune," plans to retire at the end of his upcoming record 41st year hosting one of American television's longest-running game shows, he said on Monday.
The show will continue its run for at least three more seasons after his departure, with Sajak staying on to serve as a consultant during that period, according to Suzanne Prete, head of the game show division at Sony Pictures Television, the program's production company.No mention was made about the future of Vanna White, the glamorous, ever-smiling co-host, who has made a career of rotating the letters on the show's puzzle board for more than 40 years.
"Wheel of Fortune" originally aired as an NBC network program on daytime television in 1975, with Chuck Woolery as host. Sajak replaced him in 1981 and stayed on the daytime show until 1989, while also presiding over the syndicated nighttime version starting in 1983.
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