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UPDATE: 6\/28\/23 12:52 p.m. ET.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sajak sent his well-wishes to Seacrest on Wednesday, June 28, following confirmation that Seacrest will be his Wheel of Fortune<\/em> replacement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to my final season starting this fall,\u201d Sajak tweeted<\/a>. \u201cAnd then handing over the car keys to Ryan Seacrest in September of 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

Original story below:<\/em><\/p>\n

Ryan Seacrest<\/strong><\/a> is adding another title to his jam-packed resume: the host of Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, June 27, the American Idol<\/em><\/a> host, 48, was announced as Pat Sajak<\/strong>\u2019s replacement<\/a> following his retirement at the end of season 41.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak. I can say, along with the rest of America, that it\u2019s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna [White]<\/strong><\/a> on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them,\u201d Seacrest said in Sony Pictures Television\u2019s press release. \u201cPat, I love the way you\u2019ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease. I look forward to learning everything I can from you during this transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Pat Sajak, Ryan Seacrest.<\/span> Shutterstock (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He added: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel and working alongside the great Vanna White.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Sajak, 76, announced that the upcoming season of the game show, which is set to begin airing in September, will be his last.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a wonderful ride, and I\u2019ll have more to say in the coming months,\u201d the Daytime Emmy winner said of his departure in a statement to Bloomberg News on June 12. \u201cMany thanks to you all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beloved series debuted in 1975 with Chuck Woolery<\/strong> as the host. Sajak took over the show in 1981 and has been hosting the daytime program ever since.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have been in people\u2019s living rooms for that long,\u201d he told Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> in September 2022 after hinting that the end was near. \u201cPeople were out there welcoming us. We\u2019re happy and proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sajak \u2014 who broke the Guinness World Record<\/a> for longest-running game show host in 2019 \u2014 has become synonymous with Wheel of Fortune<\/em> as has White, 66. The hostess joined the show in 1982 and has been famously turning the letters on the show\u2019s puzzle board for decades. White also filled in for Sajak in 2019<\/a> when he underwent emergency surgery to correct a blocked intestine.<\/p>\n

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\n Ryan Seacrest.<\/span> David Fisher\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite being a pivotal part of the show, rumors circulated in June that higher-ups at Sony were considering \u201celiminating\u201d White\u2019s role after Sajak retires<\/a>, according to a report from Puck<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed on Friday, June 23, however, that White\u2019s role was not in jeopardy<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no truth to the rumors that with Pat\u2019s retirement, Wheel of Fortune<\/em> plans on eliminating Vanna in any way, shape or form,\u201d a source close to production told Us<\/em>, adding. \u201cThey\u2019re currently in negotiations with Vanna.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seacrest, for his part, seemingly set himself up as the frontrunner<\/a> for Wheel of Fortune<\/em>\u2019s host following his departure from Live With Kelly and Ryan<\/em><\/a> in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you all to know, it\u2019s not lost on me how fortunate I am. Fortunate to have had this seat next to you, Kel, for six years. You\u2019re incompatible. There\u2019s no one like you,\u201d the radio host said during his final episode of the ABC talk show<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve spent my entire career talking \u2026 but today, it\u2019s hard to put into words how deeply I\u2019ve appreciated being here and being with you, being invited into your homes every day to try to deliver a smile or a laugh or two. I\u2019m honored to be a part of this family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seacrest was subsequently replaced by Kelly Ripa<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s husband, Mark Consuelos<\/strong><\/a>, and the talk show was renamed Live With Kelly and Mark<\/em>. The Georgia native, meanwhile, remains the host of both American Idol<\/em> and On Air With Ryan Seacrest<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sign up for Us Weekly’s free, daily newsletter<\/a> and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wheel of Fortune<\/em> is set to return for season 41 on ABC in September.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: 6\/28\/23 12:52 p.m. ET. Sajak sent his well-wishes to Seacrest on Wednesday, June 28, following confirmation that Seacrest will be his Wheel of Fortune replacement. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":593,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions\/593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}