“I look forward to learning everything I can from you during this transition. “Pat, I love the way you’ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease,” he continued. I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them,” Seacrest said in a statement Tuesday.
“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak. Seacrest has signed a multi-year agreement with the show and will also serve as a consulting producer, the release states. Ryan Seacrest will take his place as the new host of “Wheel of Fortune” in 2024, Sony Pictures Television, the company that produces the game show, announced on Tuesday in a news release sent to CNN.
