Pat Sajak leaves behind a lasting legacy - and big shoes to fill. Here's what to know about Sajak's retirement.
Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak’s last show will air this week after more than 40 years of serving as host. Sajak, 77, has presided over the game show, which features contestants guessing letters to try to fill out words and phrases to win money and prizes, since 1981. He took over duties from Chuck Woolery, the Merv Griffin game show’s first host when it debuted in 1975. Co-host Vanna White joined the show in 1982, and it moved to its much more popular nighttime slot the next year.
"Sajak began his career as a newscaster for a small radio station in his hometown of Chicago. In 1968, he joined the Army and was sent to Vietnam, where he worked with the Armed Forces Radio in Saigon, Fox News Digital reports. After being discharged, he ended up in Nashville, Tennessee, where he began working in television. In 1977, he became a weatherman for L.A. station KNBC-TV after being discovered by a talent scout.
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