The Story of Pat Sajak & Wheel of Fortune

https://www.connro.com/ (Note: In the years since this video, I’ve realized that some of what I say here about Pat’s achievements and his legacy is a little ridiculous, so I’m going to blame it on quarantine. I do still think it’s an interesting story, though!) Every weeknight across the nation, millions of Americans tune into Wheel of Fortune, an overgrown version of hangman that has proven remarkably resilient since its 1975 debut, and especially so since its current host took over all the way back in 1981. In this documentary, we take a look at the man who has made an exceptional career for himself over the past 40 years mostly by selling vowels and officiating these festivities...among other things. This is the story of Pat Sajak and Wheel of Fortune. Corrections can be found on my website (www.connro.com/corrections) https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Intro https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Early Life https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Early Radio Career https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Vietnam Radio https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE WNBS-AM (Murray, Kentucky) https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE WSM-TV (Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, California) https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Merv Griffin https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE The Conception of the Wheel https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE The Chuck Woolery Years https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Pat Takes the Wheel https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Vanna White https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Wheel's Ratings Surge https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE The Pat Sajak Show https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE The Wheel Without Pat https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Pat's Other Endeavors https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE The Wheel's Impact https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE 2019 Surgery https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/IDCpeHtx3KE Final Thoughts Music used in order of appearance (Song Title - Artist): 1. Retrosoul from bensound.com 2. Hip Jazz from bensound.com 3. "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 4. See #1. 5. "Danse Morialta" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 6. "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 7. Althat from bensound.com 8. Tender Heart - Moments (used with license from Soundstripe) 9. Street Talk - Ghost Beatz (used with license from Soundstripe) 10. Alley Cat - Soul Shifters (used with license from Soundstripe) 11. See #8. 12. People - Laurent Dury All media used falls under Fair Use protections for educational content. I hope. (Please don't give me a copyright strike.) Thanks to Ryan Vickers for providing some footage I was having trouble hunting down. Thanks to Mark Malkoff for allowing me to use some of his fantastic podcast (The Carson Podcast) in this video.