Ryan Seacrest will will take over Pat sajak’s position as Wheel of Fortune host.
Having just dropped one hosting gig from his workload, Ryan Seacrest could be picking up another.
The TV veteran is reportedly in the running to replace Pat Sajak, who announced on Monday that he’ll be leaving Wheel of Fortune at the end of its upcoming 41st season.
Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw, who first broke the news of Sajak’s departure, followed up in a tweet on Monday night that Seacrest “has been talking to the producers of Wheel of Fortune” as Sajak’s exit nears.
“Some sources say he’s the frontrunner,” Shaw shared. “Others say he is just one of many interested.” There’s a lot of buzz from fans surrounding White, with them hoping she can move from turning letters and having charming banter with Sajak to hosting. But there are some other names being thrown around from various reports.
So let’s take a look at who’s being reported from various sources, starting with the name that could be a frontrunner: The news of Seacrest’s potential involvement comes as Pat Sajak announced that he would be retire from the show. This will come after his work on the upcoming 41st season of Wheel of Fortune — set to begin in September.
In a tweet this past week, Sajak said that it had been “a wonderful ride,” and that he’d have more to say soon. Sajak was originally hired to host the show in 1981, and has become a legend in the world of television for his hosting duties.
Seacrest himself is no stranger to game shows, as the original host of American Idol. He also hosted daytime talk show Live with Kelly and Ryan, where he appeared alongside Kelly Ripa for six years.
