Pat Sajak to retire from ‘Wheel of Fortune’: ‘The time has come’ – National | 24CA News
Beloved gameshow host Pat Sajak will quickly take his last bow on Wheel of Fortune.
Sajak, 76, introduced on Monday that the hit present’s upcoming forty first season will mark his soon-to-be retirement.
“Well, the time has come,” Sajak tweeted. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.”
He continued, writing, “It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)”
The official Wheel of Fortune Instagram account additionally shared Sajak’s assertion and added a easy, “Thank you, Pat!”
In a separate assertion to People journal, Suzanne Prete, the chief vice chairman of sport exhibits at Sony Pictures Television, mentioned Sajak will retire, however can even serve a three-year stint as a advisor for Wheel of Fortune.
“As the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat has entertained millions of viewers across America for 40 amazing years,” Prete mentioned. “We are incredibly grateful and proud to have had Pat as our host for all these years and we look forward to celebrating his outstanding career throughout the upcoming season. Pat has agreed to continue as a consultant on the show for three years following his last year hosting, so we’re thrilled to have him remaining close to the Wheel of Fortune family!”
Sajak has been the Wheel of Fortune host since 1981. The following 12 months, his iconic co-host Vanna White joined the manufacturing to function the gameshow board and reveal letters as they’re guessed by contestants.
In an interview with Good Morning America in 2019, Sajak mentioned a well being scare that ruined his good attendance document for Wheel of Fortune tapings. Though a blocked gut and low blood strain saved him from filming Wheel of Fortune on the time, Sajak mentioned he’d like to stay the sport present’s host for so long as he can.
“I’ve gotta do this until — you know — I’m doddering,” he mentioned. “I think I still do it at a high level. But you know, I can’t do it another 40 years, I know that, because I’d be 110, and that would be a record.”
It isn’t but clear who will step in to fill Sajak’s footwear as Wheel of Fortune‘s subsequent host.
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