An era of television comes to a close as Pat Sajak prepares to bid farewell to the iconic wheel and retire as the beloved host of WheelOfFortune.
Sajak, 76, took to Twitter on Monday to announce that the forthcoming season of the long-running and beloved gameshow will be his final one as host.
"Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last," Sajak wrote."It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all."Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.
"In most television shows by this time, you would have said, 'That’s probably enough,' but this show will not die," he says of the game show, which premiered in 1975. "It appears I may go before the show." "Years go by fast. We're getting near the end. It's been a long [time]. We're not gonna do this for another 40 years. The end is near," Sajak said."It's an honor to have been in people's living rooms for that long. People were out there welcoming us. We're happy and proud."
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