The show has been hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White for 26 seasons and over 5000 episodes since the nighttime Wheel of Fortune began on September 19 1983. The show begins the 27th season on September 14 2009 and they will continue to host the show. They have both stated publicly that they have no plans to leave the show.
Alex Trebek was a host for one day on 1 Apr 1997. On January 6 1975 Chuck Woolery became the first Host of daytime Wheel of Fortune and continued until his last show on December 25 1981 when he left after salary disputes. Pat Sajak took Chuck Woolery's place as host of the daytime Wheel of Fortune and on September 19 1983 he became the first and only host of the nighttime version of Wheel of Fortune. Pat Sajak left the Daytime version of Wheel of Fortune on January 9 1989 to do a CBS version of The Tonight Show. Rolf Bewirschke replaced Pat Sajak for about 6 months until he was replaced by Bob Goen who stayed as the host of the daytime version of Wheel of Fortune until it's cancellation on August 30 1991.
There were two hosts of wheel of fortune during the years of 1981 and 1982 for the Daytime version of the show. There was no nighttime Wheel of Fortune show during those years. The nighttime show started the next year on September 19 1983 with Pat Sajak and Vanna White as hosts. Chuck Woolery was host of the Daytime version of Wheel of Fortune from 1975 until he left on Dec 25 1981. Pat Sajak began to host the daytime show on December 28 1981 until he left the daytime show in 1989 There were four letter turners during those two years. Susan Stafford started the show in 1975 and left on Oct 22 1982. Summer Bartholomew and Vicki McCarty filled in until Vanna White started on December 13 1982 and continued until the daytime shows final cancellation.
Chuck Woolery, who hosted Wheel of Fortune's daytime run from 1975 to 1981. He was followed by Pat Sajak.
Other hosts that followed Pat Sajak's time as daytime host (1981 to 1989) were Rolf Benirschke (1989 on CBS) and Bob Goen (1989-1991 return to NBC).
Pat Sajak has been the only host of the nighttime Wheel of Fortune. On the daytime show it was either Chuck Woolery or Pat Sajak depending on whether you include the early pilot using a different title than Wheel of Fortune and with a host who soon was replaced by Chuck Woolery.
Chuck Woolery was the first host of the show, from 1975 to 1981. He was then replaced from 1981 to 1989 by Pat Sajak, who also emceed the syndicated nighttime show beginning in 1983. He was succeeded by Rolf Benirschke for the remainder of the CBS run, and Bob Goen did the last season of the daytime show when it returned to NBC in 1991.
The Wheel of Fortune (UK) Wikipedia says: Wheel of Fortune was a British television game show which ran from 19 July 1988 to 21 December 2001, produced by Scottish Television for the ITV network. It was hosted by Nicky Campbell, Bradley Walsh, John Leslie and Paul Hendy. Co-hosts were Angela Ekaette, Carol Smillie, Jenny Powell and Terri Seymour. A link has been added under related links
Chuck Woolery hosted a earlier network daytime version of the show that continued for a number of years even after the nighttime Syndicated show was being broadcast. Pat Sajak and Vanna White are the only permanent hosts of the current version of Wheel of Fortune.
Chuck Woolery left in 1981 and was replaced by Pat Sajak who also became the nighttime show host when it started in September 1983
Pat Sajak
He created the show and he had a part in deciding who would host the show and be the letter turner. He even has appeared on the show, but he was never a host
Rolf Benirschke hosted Wheel of Fortune for six months in 1989 until the show was cancelled by NBC on 30 June of that year.
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Pat Sajak did not die, and he continues to host Wheel of Fortune happily.
Pat Sajak was born on October 26, 1946
The host of the wheel of fortune is Pat Sajak and Vanna White.
He created the show and he had a part in deciding who would host the show and be the letter turner. He even has appeared on the show, but he was never a host
The cast of Wheel of Fortune - 2010 includes: Pat Sajak as Himself - Host Vanna White as Herself - Co-Host
Pat Sajak,and Vanna White.
The cast of Wheel of Fortune - 1952 includes: Betsy Palmer as Herself - Host (1952-1953) Todd Russell as Host Hal Simms as Announcer
The cast of Wheel of Fortune - 1993 includes: Phillip Leishman as Host Tava Smiley as Herself - Contestant
The show does not have one: they have a host, announcer, and letter turner or hostess.
Vanna White is the only letter turner for the syndicated nighttime Wheel of Fortune and Pat Sajak is the only host
Rolf Benirschke hosted Wheel of Fortune for six months in 1989 until the show was cancelled by NBC on 30 June of that year.
The cast of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune - 1990 includes: John Deeks Adriana Xenides as Herself - Co-Host
The nighttime syndicated Wheel of Fortune premiered on September 19 1983. Pat Sajak and Vanna White were the first and only host and hostess. They were both also doing the Daytime network Wheel of Fortune which was an earlier Wheel of Fortune version which started on January 6 1975. Chuck Woolery was the original host of of the daytime network program and Susan Stafford was the letter turner.The nighttime syndicated program does not consider itself to be a part of the earlier network Wheel of Fortune.
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