Wheel of Fortune‘s longtime EP/showrunner Harry Friedman is stepping down at the end of the current 37th season, then veteran executive producer of The Price is Right and Let’s Make a Deal producer Mike Richards will take over. Sony Pictures Television produces American TV’s longest-running syndicated game show.
Disney is making its debut as the giveaway’s promotional partner. If the viewer has a Wheel Watchers Club SPIN ID number, they will be eligible to win the same prizes won by a contestant. It’s unknown when he will return.Īs for the Wheel of Fortune holiday promotion, in episodes airing from December 9-20, every in-studio contestant will become a “Secret Santa” to an at-home viewer. Last week, Puck News reported (per Parade) that White is negotiating her Wheel of Fortune contract ahead of host Pat Sajak ’s imminent departure and that she has hired celebrity litigator Bryan. White, who has been the show’s letter-turner alongside Sajak since President Reagan’s first term, is filling in the blanks as host until he returns. Last month Sajak had to cancel a Wheel taping to have ultimately successful emergency surgery to correct a blocked intestine.
