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Ryan Seacrest has yet another job to take on. Seacrest has been named the new host of “Wheel of Fortune” following Pat Sajak’s retirement, The Post has confirmed. Along with being the new host, Seacrest, 48, will also serve as a consulting producer on the show, according to a statement from Sony on Tuesday. “I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement. “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...

Pat Sajak is about to take his final spin. The longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host, who has been at the helm of the game show institution since 1981, will step away from the production after the end of his upcoming 41st season. Sajak made the announcement on Monday afternoon. “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” Sajak wrote. “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!)” While...

Wheel of Fortune and host Pat Sajak have been catching a lot of heat these last few days. During a recent episode of ABC’s hit game show, a puzzle with a racist history in the United States was presented as one for contestants to solve. The category was “Rhyme Time,” and the answer was later revealed as “EENIE MEENIE MINY MOE CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE,” which didn’t sit well with viewers. According to Vox, the original version of this rhyme is “rooted in the slave trade,” and was not used by children but by slave-owners. “Tiger” in the...

As Pat Sajak‘s 41-year tenure as host of Wheel of Fortune winds down, the game show host has made his way into headlines for a very different reason. In a recent photo, which has been circulating on social media, Sajak can be seen smiling and posing with Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and RSBN reporter Bryan Glenn. While this may seem like an innocent photo opportunity to some, others assume his support for the Republican Congresswoman and have announced their boycott of Wheel of Fortune, vowing to “change the channel” if the show comes on. Could this mean that he...

Pat Sajak is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery for a blocked intestine ... opening the door for Vanna White to host "Wheel of Fortune." Production sources tell TMZ ... Pat is going to be sidelined for two weeks, during which Vanna will fill his shoes on the hosting front. "Wheel of Fortune" is currently shooting Disney Week at its Los Angeles studio ... and our production sources tell us the person turning the letters will have mouse ears ... in case you can't figure it out, we're talking Mickey Mouse!!! The show announced it canceled its Thursday...

As you know, “Will & Grace” actors Eric McCormack and Debra Messing have called on the media to publicize the names of those attending Trump’s Beverly Hills fundraiser later this month. McCormack and Messing deny that their attempt to create a blacklist would actually amount to a blacklist. Because the topic of blacklists has again been in the news, Pat Sajak thought he’d get in on the action:

Pat Sajak : What a great prank! Somebody put glue on half of the seats at State of the Union Address!

On this Labor Day my thoughts are with a laborer I wish I had taken the time to know better: For much of my life, I carried an extra letter with me. It was a “d.” My name was Patrick Sajdak, S-a-j-d-a-k. It was pronounced as it is today (SAY-JACK), but that silent letter baffled teachers. They inevitably struggled with my name, and my fellow students enjoyed teasing me with the results of those struggles. The pronunciation difficulties followed me through school, the Army and into my adult years. I hated that “d.” When I began to work in television,...

Admittedly, it was a slow news day. But last Thursday CNN, Time, Politico, the New York Daily News, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and many other outlets all wrote stories about a single tweet from venerable game show host Pat Sajak. Before we proceed, send your children out of the room and lock your delicate sensibilities in the closet. I’d append the appropriate trigger warnings, but I don’t even know where to begin with something this shocking:pat_sajak_climate_tweet

"I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night." That's what Pat Sajak, host of Wheel of Fortune, posted on Twitter Monday night. Then, after facing criticism from his followers, Sajak doubled down on his denial by tweeting: "Sometimes it's fun to poke a stick in a hornets' nest just to hear the buzzing." Unlike Wheel of Fortune, climate change isn't a game. And, while Pat Sajak is just a gameshow host and not an authority on climate change, he also has the privilege of addressing a nightly national audience. Calling many...

“Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak sparked a social media backlash Tuesday after calling people concerned about climate change “unpatriotic racists.” “I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night,” Sajak tweeted late Monday.

Wednesday, 'Wheel of Fortune' had a very inspirational contestant in Trent Girone. The 21-year-old Peoria, Ariz., resident is a self-described "Wheel of Fortune" fanatic, but more important, he's the first special needs contestant ever to compete on the show.Girone has had nine brain surgeries and has both Asperger's and Tourette's syndromes, but that didn't stop him from taking early control of the wheel by successfully guessing the first puzzle, "a smashing success." Girone ultimately didn't win the game -- he hit the dreaded Bankrupt slot -- but he won viewer hearts from coast-to-coast.  WATCH:

Pat Sajak: Vanna White and I were drunk on "Wheel of Fortune"Reuters – Thu, Jan 26, 2012 7:50 PM EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak has said in a broadcast interview that he and fellow host Vanna White were drunk when they taped some early episodes of the show, but that he is too old for that now. **SNIP** Sajak explained that during the production of those "Wheel of Fortune" shows, he and co-host Vanna White would take two and a half-hour breaks while prizes were loaded onto the set in Burbank, California. So, they...

“I don’t know whether Fred Thompson will ultimately prevail as the Republican Party’s nominee for President, but I find myself rooting for him, because, even if there were no other reason (and I think there are many), he drives the mainstream media crazy by paying absolutely no attention to them."

There have been so many debates and interviews and columns and profiles and polls, it’s hard to believe the election for president is still about 11 months away. Recently, celebrity endorsements have been making news, with Oprah Winfrey saying she would campaign for Barack Obama and Barbra Streisand making the not-so-stunning announcement that she was supporting Hillary Clinton. There are reasons, of course, why candidates welcome such help. First, there’s the bonanza of free publicity. With so many names and faces vying for attention, what could be better than the burst of news such endorsements bring? There’s also the burst...

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2006 – It's Armed Forces Week on "Wheel of Fortune." "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak chats with contestants during the popular game show's Armed Forces Week, which airs April 3-7 in most U.S. markets. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In an effort to highlight the U.S. military, one of the world's most popular television game shows is featuring 15 members of the armed forces in this week's competition. The episodes, taped in February in Culver City, Calif., are a way for the show to express its appreciation for the military, said Amy...

The Unhinged Minority by Pat Sajak Posted Jul 12, 2005 Back in the decades when the Democrats were the majority party, the rules were simple: the Dems ruled and the GOP sat on the back benches and generally behaved itself. Oh, they moaned and groaned about activist judges and profligate spending and such, but the Republicans knew they were the losers and they would have to rebuild their party if that were ever going to change. Well, it did change, and it changed big time. And now, suddenly, the rules are different. In attempting to govern the way majority parties...

Dear Working Man, We here at The Democratic Party are on your side. Remember, Republicans are the party of the rich, and Democrats are the party of the working man. (Of course, “working man” is merely an expression not meant to exclude working women, who make up a large and growing part of the work force. Nor are we attempting to discriminate in any way against transgender workers, who deserve full protection of their rights in the workplace.) Frankly, we have been baffled by your tendency to vote against your own interests in recent elections, as you drift away from...

Rooting Against America by Pat Sajak Posted May 9, 2005 A distasteful glee emanates from the Left upon the arrival of any bad news from the Middle East. It’s as if they are saying, “So, W, where is all the Democracy we’re supposed to be spreading through the area? See, we were right, and you were wrong. And deceitful. And dumb.” And as bad news is welcomed as an indictment of the President and his policies, good news (and there has been plenty) must be minimized or ignored. It’s one thing to oppose an Administration’s foreign policy, but it’s another...

A distasteful glee emanates from the Left upon the arrival of any bad news from the Middle East. It’s as if they are saying, “So, W, where is all the Democracy we’re supposed to be spreading through the area? See, we were right, and you were wrong. And deceitful. And dumb.” And as bad news is welcomed as an indictment of the President and his policies, good news (and there has been plenty) must be minimized or ignored. It’s one thing to oppose an Administration’s foreign policy, but it’s another to publicly gloat over and appear to smugly enjoy any...