Marty Kyle (Yale): sophomore majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology who worked at the school’s radio station and also played the piano from Guilford, CT Here’s the first college panel of the week (also the first time we have two men and a woman competing)… Marty’s on the board first w/ INCOMING FRESHMEN. of Boston Marching Band is the house band for the week. The program premiered in 1975 with Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford.The Univ.

Sajak has hosted the game show since 1981. His daughter, Maggie Sajak, covered White’s position and later became a social media correspondent for the show in 2021. The “Wheel of Fortune” co-host has been turning letters on the show since 1982, and she temporarily took over hosting duties while Sajak underwent emergency surgery for a blocked intestine in 2019. White had not reached a deal with the game show as of June, according to Entertainment Weekly. Sajak made $15 million per year from “Wheel of Fortune” in 2016, Forbes reported. White reportedly earns $3 million annually, while Sajak makes five times as much, according to People via Puck. Her last pay increase was reportedly nearly 20 years ago. She is reportedly in negotiations to renew her contract to continue co-hosting “Wheel of Fortune,” according to People. White reportedly said she would remain on the beloved game show under one condition - a pay raise. “Wheel of Fortune” has since named Ryan Seacrest as his successor. White’s upcoming absences come after Pat Sajak’s retirement announcement. White and her film producer ex-husband split in 2002.

Gist filled in for White one more time in 1991 when she got sick later in the year, per the outlet. Tricia Gist took over the board while White was vacationing. Her second absence was in 1991 when she went on a two-week honeymoon with George Santo Pietro. In her 41-year-reign on the show, she has been absent from “Wheel of Fortune” a total of three times.Īccording to Us Weekly, White’s first absence was in 1986 when her boyfriend, John Gibson, died in a plane crash. White’s upcoming absences mark the first time she has missed an episode in 30 years. In sticking to the theme of the episodes, Bridgette Donald-Blue, the 2023 California Teacher of the Year, filled in for White while she recovered from an illness.

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