Longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak previewed his closing remarks for the final episode he hosted of the popular game show. The episode will air on Friday, June 7.
“Well, the time has come to say goodbye,” the 77-year-old host began. “I have a few thanks and acknowledgments before I go, and I want to start with all watching out there. It’s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade.”
Sajak began hosting the show back in 1981.
“I always felt that the privilege came with the responsibility to keep this daily half-hour a safe place for family fun,” he continued. “No social issues. No politics. Nothing embarrassing, I hope. Just a game. But gradually it became more than that.”
He added, “A place where kids learned their letters, where people from other countries honed their English…
