Following up my post on super-sekret inside info...Just to show you the kind of things that land in my inbox, I've posted a birthday photo of Pat Sajak. The folks at Wheel of Fortune sent me the happy picture to celebrate Pat's 65th on October 26.
Wikipedia tells me that Sajak took over the big zillion-colored wheel in 1981, when he was 35. That means the show has been part of his life for nearly half his life. By now Wheel of Fortune must seem like his left leg, something you'd have to amputate to get rid of.
Not that I want to call the doctor. Pat has been perfect for the show, with a low-key but quirky personality that has worn very well through however many thousand episodes he's hosted. A flashier and more intrusive host (not to mention any names, Richard Dawson) would have long since grown unbearable.
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