{"id":5078,"date":"2024-06-08T12:44:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T12:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2024-06-08T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T12:44:41","slug":"pat-sajak-bids-farewell-to-wheel-of-fortune-viewers-with-emotional-sign-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=5078","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sajak bids farewell to \u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 viewers with emotional sign-off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>After more than 40 years and 8,000 episodes,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/pat-sajak\">Pat Sajak<\/a>&nbsp;is saying goodbye to&nbsp;<em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The longtime host will officially retire when he gives the wheel its final spin during tonight\u2019s episode.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With just hours before Sajak\u2019s final episode is set to air, the production released a clip showing viewers what they can expect as the host says goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have a few thanks and acknowledgements before I go. And I want to start with all of you watching out there,\u201d Sajak says, per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-final-episode-farewell-1236028276\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes, night after night, decade after decade. And I always felt that the privilege came with the responsibility to keep this daily half-hour a safe place for family fun. No social issues. No politics. Nothing embarrassing, I hope. Just a game. But gradually it became more than that \u2014 a place where kids learned their letters, where people from other countries honed their English skills, where families came together along with friends and neighbors and entire generations. What an honor to have played even a small part in all of that. Thank you for allowing me into your lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/03\/05190325\/shutterstock_181484924.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122609\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Everett Collection \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sajak first announced he was leaving\u00a0<em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>\u00a0in June 2023, stating \u201cthe time has come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former weatherman first started hosting the daytime edition of&nbsp;<em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>&nbsp;in 1981 before moving to the syndicated version in 1983 where he began his co-hosting duties with Vanna White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/04\/08154913\/GettyImages-56409840-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148128\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FORT LAUDERDALE, FL \u2013 DECEMBER 9 : Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak looks toward the puzzle board during the show at the Broward County Convention Center on December 9, 2005 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Ralph Notaro\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During Thursday night\u2019s episode,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/vanna-white-bids-an-emotional-farewell-to-pat-sajak-ahead-of-his-final-show\/\">White paid tribute to Sajak<\/a>&nbsp;with an emotional message to her \u201cbrother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs this chapter of our lives is coming to an end, I know you\u2019ll still be close by. You\u2019re like a brother to me, and I consider you a true lifelong friend who I will always adore. I love you, Pat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wheel of Fortune and Pat Sajak have been apart of my life for as long as I can remember. 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