Ryan Seacrest earned a plum gig this week, replacing the retiring Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” Producers went with a dependable big name, a reminder that the days of game show hosts primarily being known as game show hosts are over. Sajak, with a thin resume before he began at “Wheel of Fortune,” may be the last of a breed. Once seen as unhip, game shows are much more attractive now to actors, comics and other celebrities with dollar signs in their eyes.
Ryan Seacrest earned a plum gig this week, replacing the retiring Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” Producers went with a dependable big name, a reminder that the days of game show hosts primarily being known as game show hosts are over. Sajak, with a thin resume before he began at “Wheel of Fortune,” may be the last of a breed. Once seen as unhip, game shows are much more attractive now to actors, comics and other celebrities with dollar signs in their eyes.
Ryan Seacrest earned a plum gig this week, replacing the retiring Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” Producers went with a dependable big name, a reminder that the days of game show hosts primarily being known as game show hosts are over. Sajak, with a thin resume before he began at “Wheel of Fortune,” may be the last of a breed. Once seen as unhip, game shows are much more attractive now to actors, comics and other celebrities with dollar signs in their eyes.
Ryan Seacrest earned a plum gig this week, replacing the retiring Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” Producers went with a dependable big name, a reminder that the days of game show hosts primarily being known as game show hosts are over. Sajak, with a thin resume before he began at “Wheel of Fortune,” may be the last of a breed. Once seen as unhip, game shows are much more attractive now to actors, comics and other celebrities with dollar signs in their eyes.