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Ryan Seacrest replacing Pat Sajak as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host
New York Post ^ | June 27, 2023 | Brooke Steinberg

Posted on 06/27/2023 1:08:37 PM PDT by TBP

Ryan Seacrest has yet another job to take on.

Seacrest has been named the new host of “Wheel of Fortune” following Pat Sajak’s retirement, The Post has confirmed.

Along with being the new host, Seacrest, 48, will also serve as a consulting producer on the show, according to a statement from Sony on Tuesday.

“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.

“Pat, I love the way you’ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease,” he added. “I look forward to learning everything I can from you during this transition.”

Seacrest added that one of his first jobs was hosting a game show called “Click” for Merv Griffin about 25 years ago, so this opportunity is “truly a full circle moment for me.”

Sajak, 76, said two weeks ago that he would be retiring after 41 years and that the next season of the beloved game show will be his last.

Sajak has hosted “Wheel” since 1981, while Vanna White, 66, joined the show a year later as the iconic letter-turner.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: patsajak; ryanseacrest; sajak; seacrest; vanna; vannawhite; wheeloffortune
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To: TBP

I like Mayim a lot. An actual physicist who played the physicist girlfriend on the Big Bang Theory, really funny show.


41 posted on 06/27/2023 4:01:22 PM PDT by Veto! (FJB Sucks Rocks)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Some of the Chuck Woolery episodes are uploaded to YouTube...with Charlie O’Donnell announcing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7skOZEFgCw


42 posted on 06/27/2023 4:23:33 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: odawg

Oh yeah - that’s right. He was a co-host on Regis Philbin’s old morning show.


43 posted on 06/27/2023 4:25:11 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: TBP

Yes, I noticed that. Strange.


44 posted on 06/27/2023 4:47:25 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Veto!

Mayim Bialik is a neuroscientist, not a physicist. Same for the character she played.


45 posted on 06/27/2023 4:59:16 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: TBP

Sajak replaced Adrian Cronauer (Good Morning Vietnam) on Armed Services Radio.


46 posted on 06/27/2023 6:37:06 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: TBP

Mayim sucks. She always has a pause before telling the contestant whether they were correct or not. There’s no flow when she hosts.


47 posted on 06/27/2023 6:38:54 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Mean Daddy

People keep saying that. I have not heard it.

She’s enthusiastic and does a wonderful job. I like her.


48 posted on 06/27/2023 7:44:30 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: Nextrush
Don Pardo was also the original announcer for Saturday Night Live. He was the one who would introduce the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players."
49 posted on 06/27/2023 7:46:10 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: TBP

A really great announcer.


50 posted on 06/27/2023 7:46:53 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I think I read that Bill Cullen had a club foot or something like that. He had been a radio DJ before going to TV.


51 posted on 06/27/2023 7:47:20 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Bill Cullen’s Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cullen


52 posted on 06/27/2023 7:59:08 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: TBP

Geesh that guy just smacks of phoniness...


53 posted on 06/27/2023 8:02:09 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: TBP

Looks like they forgot about Super Dave Osborne.


54 posted on 06/27/2023 8:02:26 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by🙏🙏 the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite prayer warriors. 10.5.6.5)
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To: TBP

Ryan Seacreast would not wear socks on the Kelly Ripa show. It was weird. He is worth $450 million and cannot buy some socks.
BTW he has women (beards) around him. Merv Griffith hired him for a game show 25 years ago. Merv liked em young.

They need to replace the very old looking Vanna White with someone younger and prettier.
Someone that looks like Rachel Riley from Britain.
Look to the right side for many more episodes of this show. Funny show.

Rachel Riley’s | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjWdRBld2g


55 posted on 06/27/2023 10:20:06 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: TBP

I especially notice it on Daily Doubles. It’s like she’s verifying that the answer is correct on a screen before replying. It’s an awkward pause. While Trebek never played, he was very smart & could have done well as a contestant.


56 posted on 06/28/2023 2:08:16 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Mean Daddy

I watch every night, and I have literally never heard it.


57 posted on 06/28/2023 3:30:14 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

His sidekick did news on a local Nashville station


58 posted on 06/28/2023 3:34:55 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: Veto!

I believe she’s has a neuroscience PhD.


59 posted on 06/28/2023 3:37:11 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

And the guy on Password married to Betty White. Bill Loudon?


60 posted on 06/28/2023 3:39:23 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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