Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83
Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19,
However, Pat Sajak was ultimately given the hosting role following Woolery's departure in 1981 over a contract dispute.
"If I wouldn't have left 'Wheel of Fortune,' I'd be making about $10 million a year now," Woolery recalled in a 2003 ...
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Original Wheel of Fortune Host Chuck Woolery Has Died at 83Woolery made a splash on the entertainment scene by hosting Wheel of Fortune in 1975. He held the post until 1981, when he ...
Game show veteran Chuck Woolery who hosted the original versions of Wheel Of Fortune and Love Connection, died Nov. 23. He ...
Griffin balked and replaced Woolery with weather reporter Pat Sajak. “Both Chuck and Susie did a fine job, and ‘Wheel ...
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