The Story of Pat Sajak & Wheel of Fortune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDCpeHtx3KE
Every weeknight across the nation, millions of Americans tune into Wheel of Fortune, an overgrown version of hangman that has proven remarkably resilient since its 1975 debut, and especially so since its current host took over all the way back in 1981. In this documentary, we take a look at the man who has made an exceptional career for himself over the past 40 years mostly by selling vowels and officiating these festivities...among other things. This is the story of Pat Sajak and Wheel of Fortune.
0:00 Intro
0:51 Early Life
1:45 Early Radio Career
2:53 Vietnam Radio
5:03 WNBS-AM (Murray, Kentucky)
5:49 WSM-TV (Nashville, Tennessee)
7:33 KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, California)
8:52 Merv Griffin
10:13 The Conception of the Wheel
13:47 The Chuck Woolery Years
16:50 Pat Takes the Wheel
20:01 Vanna White
21:31 Wheel's Ratings Surge
24:38 The Pat Sajak Show
36:15 The Wheel Without Pat
37:03 Pat's Other Endeavors
37:30 The Wheel's Impact
40:10 2019 Surgery
40:58 Final Thoughts share