Ryan Seacrest announces a performance by Ja Rule and Ashanti during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 31, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Ryan Seacrest will be replacing Pat Sajak as the host of Wheel of Fortune.
Per Yahoo! Entertainment, Ravi Ahuja, chairman of global televsion studios at Sony Pictures said in a statement, “We are ecstatic to have Ryan as the next host of Wheel of Fortune. Ryan loves Wheel as much as we do and is the perfect person to continue the show’s four-decade success into the future.”
Seacrest said in a statement, “I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak. I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.”
Pat Sajak announced his retirement earlier this month, saying, “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.” He and Vanna White hosted the game show since its debut in 1983.
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