Pat Sajak is out at ‘Wheel of Fortune’ — and Whoopi Goldberg wants the job
nypost.comPat Sajak, 76, is retiring after his 41st season. “The View” co-hosts discussed Sajak’s impending exit Tuesday while interviewing “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings, asking him to weigh in on the longtime star’s departure and possible successors. “Well, Pat’s a legend, I mean, over 40 years?” Jennings mused. “And the price of a vowel has not gone up one penny, I mean, no one controls inflation like Pat Sajak.”Jennings, 49, continued, “I mean, ‘Jeopardy!’ had its own succession crisis.
Hopefully ‘Wheel’s’ got an envelope somewhere that says, ‘What to do when Pat packs it in.'”"Pat is a legend."@Jeopardy host @KenJennings reacts to Pat Sajak announcing he's retiring from #WheelOfFortune at the end of the upcoming season.
https://t.co/cVclFZQU98 pic.twitter.com/dkAV3V8YCOGoldberg then announced, “I want that job,” adding it would be “lots of fun.”The Post reached out to Goldberg’s reps for comment.
Joy Behar, 80, joked that she and fellow “View” co-host Sara Haines, 45, could switch off posing as longtime letter-turner Vanna White, 66.On Monday, Sajak announced via Twitter that he will retire from hosting the hit ABC game show once the upcoming season ends.“Well, the time has come,” the Chicago native wrote. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.
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