Created by Merv Griffin, Wheel of Fortune started as a daytime TV show but quickly spun its way into primetime fame. KHOU 11 News got an exclusive tour during the tapings of Wheel's Golden ...

By Jesus Jiménez Pat Sajak, who has been one of the most familiar faces on American television for over four decades as the host of “Wheel of Fortune ... of the Daytime Emmy lifetime ...

Sajak, 76, announced in a statement Monday that he's decided to step back from the long-running game show after its upcoming season in the fall. "Well, the time has come," he said. "I've decided ...

Pat Sajak's final episode hosting "Wheel of ... show "Wheel of Fortune." Sajak joined the show in its current iteration in 1983 and has been nominated 19 times for the Daytime Emmy Award for ...

Pat Sajak will wind down his record-breaking spin hosting “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday night ... when “America’s Game” still aired on daytime television. He earned three Daytime Emmy ...

Benirschke was not destined for a long tenure on the show. In May 1989, NBC dumped the daytime edition of “Wheel of Fortune” and CBS soon picked it up, with Bob Goen as the new host.

It’s the end of an era for daytime television: Pat Sajak, the longtime host of Wheel of Fortune, will retire next year. On Monday, Sajak announced that he’ll step away from the show following ...

Thanks to you all.” Sajak began hosting “Wheel of Fortune” in 1983 and also hosted a daytime edition from 1981 to 1989. He’s won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show host.

Sajak has hosted “Wheel of Fortune” since the Reagan presidency, emceeing the daytime edition from 1981 to 1989 and taking on nighttime duties in 1983. Other things that happened in 1981 ...