2006-07-24 15:32:44 · 6 answers · asked by davlvsevie 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
When the show started in 1975, Chuck Woolery was the host. For a brief time in the fall of 1979, Alex Trebek served as substitute host when Woolery took a leave of absence. In 1981, Woolery left for good when he was denied a pay raise (he wanted $500,000 per year, more than Merv Griffin was willing to offer. Chuck left, and Pat Sajak replaced him. Most of the Chuck Woolery episodes are hard to find, due to NBC's practice of destroying tapes from old shows. On the daytime version, ex-football star Benirschke on January 10, 1989, but he didn't work out too well. When the show moved from NBC to CBS, 6 months later, Bob Goen became the host, and was the host for two years (the show moved back to NBC in 1991 for 9 months). Pat Sajak still hosts the nighttime syndicated version.
2006-07-24 15:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Chuck Woolery was the first and the letter turners name was Susan something, Vanna replaced her and then Pat Sajak took over as host.
2006-07-24 22:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a morning show and it was Chuck Woolery as host (later did The Love Connection)
2006-07-24 22:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Chuck Woolery was the first.
2006-07-24 22:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sure there has. Its been around for years!
2006-07-24 22:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by Simmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope Pat has been the only one
2006-07-24 22:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by rgibson15206 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋