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As Pat Sajak Leaves ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ Can Ryan Seacrest Live Up to His Deliciously Old-School Hosting?
Pat Sajak's final episode of 'Wheel of Fortune' alongside Vanna White is to air June 7.
With Pat Sajak ’s final appearance as host of “ Wheel of Fortune,” the makeup of a daily hour of television that structures the days of millions of Americans is shifting once more. This transition is obviously different from Trebek’s — the chaos of replacing the “Jeopardy” emcee can be read, in part, as a sort of protracted mourning for a figure whose health struggles played out in public. While he has other endeavors — including, for a time, tweeting about his conservative politics and writing for the right-wing National Review — Sajak’s main thing is “Wheel of Fortune.” With letter-turner White, he is the show, with his calm mien and his even-keeled bearing allowing him to function as a sort of wallpaper behind the contestants.
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