{"id":2262445,"date":"2024-06-07T16:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pat-sajak-leaving-privilege-of-hosting-wheel-of-fortune\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T16:31:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:31:55","slug":"pat-sajak-leaving-privilege-of-hosting-wheel-of-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pat-sajak-leaving-privilege-of-hosting-wheel-of-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sajak to exit as host of &#8216;Wheel of Fortune."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpat-sajak-leaving-privilege-of-hosting-wheel-of-fortune%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Daughter, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maggie%20Sajak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Maggie Sajak\">Maggie<\/a>, joined\u2064 in early\u200c October as \u2064a guest letter-turner. A week later, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vanna%20White\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vanna White\">Vanna White<\/a> \u200c led production for four weeks while Sajak recovered from surgery for a blocked intestine.<\/p>\n<p>Pat Sajak, the beloved\u200d host of &#8220;Wheel of\u200d Fortune&#8221;\u200c will be\u200b appearing for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-harrison-ive-been-working-with-a-race-educator-since-leaving-the-bachelor\/\" title=\"Chris Harrison: I\u2019ve Been Working With A \u2018Race Educator\u2019 Since Leaving \u2018The Bachelor\u2019\">final episode<\/a> on\u2064 Friday, marking the end\u2064 of his 41-season-long stint with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petty-tyrants-twitter-yanks-verification-from-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio\/\" title=\"Petty Tyrants: Twitter Yanks Verification from 'Jeopardy!' Champ Matt Amodio\">popular game show<\/a>. The \u206477-year-old Sajak announced\u2063 his retirement last year and his final episode was taped in April.\u2063 In a preview of his farewell speech, Sajak expresses his gratitude for\u200d being able to bring family-friendly entertainment into millions of homes for decades. He\u2064 also reflects on the \u2063show&#8217;s impact on viewers, including helping kids learn their letters and bringing families together. Sajak&#8217;s daughter Maggie also joined the show as \u2062a\u200c guest letter-turner during his final \u200dweeks. Sajak&#8217;s longtime co-host Vanna White took over hosting duties for a short period when Sajak had\u2064 to recover from surgery.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1729389\/ryan-seacrest-named-new-host-of-wheel-of-fortune-as-pat-sajak-retires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pat Sajak\">Pat Sajak<\/a> will appear for his <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/reality-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pat Sajak\">final game show<\/a> episode Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Sajak, 77, announced he would retire last year after seeing the show\u2019s 41st season through. The final episode was taped in April, and some clips from his farewell speech to viewers were released in advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the time has come to say goodbye,\u201d Sajak said. \u201cI have a few thanks and acknowledgments before I go, and I want to start with all watching out there. It\u2019s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade. I always felt that the privilege came with the responsibility to keep this daily half-hour a safe place for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-full-timeline-of-hunter-bidens-scandals\/\" title=\"The Full Timeline Of Hunter Biden\u2019s Scandals\">family fun<\/a>. No social issues, no politics, nothing embarrassing, I hope, just a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sajak said he has seen a greater impact the show has left on viewers since his contract began in 1989. He watched it become \u201ca place where kids learned their letters, where people from other countries honed their English skills, where families came together along with friends and neighbors, and entire generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat an honor to play even a small part in all of that,\u201d Sajak said. \u201cThank you for allowing me into your lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While on the show, Sajak\u2019s daughter Maggie has occasionally co-starred. She sat down with her father to discuss his legacy in a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-daniel-penny-in-death-of-jordan-neely-reports\/\" title=\"Daniel Penny has been indicted by a grand jury in the death of Jordan Neely, according to reports.\">video clips released<\/a> to YouTube in advance of his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe show means the world to us, it\u2019s been such a gift,\u201d she told her father. \u201cYou have made what could have just been Hangman into a cultural phenomenon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RZyJ0E8qhmw?si=-w2ryzdj2X4fQH9Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe that tomorrow is our last show together,\u201d co-star Vanna White said in another farewell recording to Sajak after their combined 8,000 episodes together. \u201cI don\u2019t know how to put into words what these past 41 years have meant to me. \u2026 You\u2019re like a brother to me, and I consider you a true lifelong friend who I will always adore. I love you, Pat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBm7EQ4aPpM?si=01QqpaG_Ps7_7lwR\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1729389\/ryan-seacrest-named-new-host-of-wheel-of-fortune-as-pat-sajak-retires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ryan Seacrest\">Ryan Seacrest<\/a> will host the 42nd season. White is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/vanna-white-extends-wheel-of-fortune-tenure-through-2025-26-1235594063\/\" title=\" set to remain\"> set to remain<\/a> with the show until at least 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Sajak, 77, will host his last &#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221; episode this Friday. Announcing his retirement last year, Sajak concluded his tenure after the show&#8217;s 41st season. His final episode, taped in April, includes a farewell speech, clips of which were released early. Sajak stated, &#8220;Well, the time has come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2262446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24158718463975.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24158718463975.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}