The Associated Press reports:
Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host. Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game show in a tweet.
Sajak, 76, 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, who was the show’s first host when it debuted in 1975.
Along with Vanna White, who joined the show in 1982, Sajak has been a television mainstay. In recent years, some of Sajak’s banter and chiding of contestants have become fodder for social media.
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Sajak appeared on JMG multiple times over the last decade for tweets ridiculing gay people, prominent Democrats, and climate change activism. Take special note of the tweet below about the Christian nationalist Hillsdale College. His mocking of gay rights is especially ironic considering that he owes his entire career to a gay man, Wheel Of Fortune creator Merv Griffin.
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. (If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)
— Pat Sajak (@PatOnWheel) June 12, 2023
First Chuck Woolery. Now Pat Sajak. Are all game show hosts trash? https://t.co/Nc0mThlFap
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) September 18, 2022
Old, deleted tweets… (h/t @DailyReHash) pic.twitter.com/AGaAKBIruD
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) September 18, 2022
It’s Pat Sajak and Vanna White Power. pic.twitter.com/1bVBG6Qfgj
— HoweverKT is PettyAF (@HoweverKT) September 18, 2022
Sajak has spent years tweeting climate denialist takes, knocking COVID precautions, and funding right wing groups. This MTG meeting of the minds was the natural next step in his progression https://t.co/FpUwFbJm80
— @robertmaguire.bsky.social (@RobertMaguire_) September 18, 2022