Pat Sajak
American television host
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| 2024 | Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show, and stepped down as the regular host of Wheel of Fortune after 43 years, transitioning to a consultant role while remaining host of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. |
| July 11 2024 | It was announced that Sajak would return as host of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for its fifth season, premiering in December 2024 with remaining episodes scheduled to begin airing on April 30, 2025. |
| June 7 2024 | Final episode as host of Wheel of Fortune aired, with Ryan Seacrest announced as his successor. |
| April 2024 | Sajak's final Wheel of Fortune episode was taped. |
| June 12 2023 | Announced his retirement as host of Wheel of Fortune, effective 2024. |
| 2021 | Pat Sajak's son Patrick Michael James Sajak earns his medical degree. |
| 2021 | Pat Sajak sells his ownership of WNAV radio station at the end of the year. |
| September 2021 | Signed on to continue hosting Wheel of Fortune through the 2023-24 season. Voiced a singing bust in a Muppets Haunted Mansion special. |
| 2020 | Became a Consulting Producer for Wheel of Fortune at the start of Season 39. |
| 2019 | Recognized by Guinness World Records for having the longest-serving career as a game show host for the same show, surpassing Bob Barker's previous record. |
| December 5 2019 | Pat Sajak returned to work after recovering from emergency intestinal surgery, resuming his role as host of Wheel of Fortune. |
| November 8 2019 | Pat Sajak underwent emergency intestinal surgery to remove a blockage. During his recovery, co-host Vanna White hosted the show in his place, with Disney characters temporarily taking over the puzzle board. |
| 2018 | As a longtime Washington Capitals NHL team season-ticket holder, Sajak made an on-ice appearance before game three of the Stanley Cup Finals. |
| March 28 2018 | Became the longest-running game show host, surpassing Bob Barker, officially honored by Guinness World Records. |
| 2015 | Craig Ferguson's set was redesigned when James Corden became the new host of The Late Late Show. |
| September 2012 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson moved into Studio 56 (formerly Studio 42), where The Pat Sajak Show was originally taped, symbolically returning a CBS late night talk show to the location. |
| March 2012 | Sajak made a guest appearance in the broadcast booth during a Baltimore Orioles – Boston Red Sox spring-training game, acknowledging his past experience calling baseball games. |
| 2010 | Sajak began writing for the National Review Online. |
| 2010 | Began writing for National Review Online. Appeared at the beginning of an April Fool's episode with Jeff Probst and Neil Patrick Harris. |
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