“I hope to host that show forever,” Seacrest told Variety earlier this year. Seacrest has proven a stabilizing force on the show as it transformed across the decades, with judges cycling in and out and amid its move from Fox to ABC. Like Sajak, Seacrest has shepherded “American Idol” from its inception, hosting the singing competition show since 2002.

“I couldn’t be happier to have shared the stage with you for all these years with one more to come.

“When we started ‘Wheel of Fortune’ who could have imagined we’d still be at it 41 seasons later?” White tweeted in response to Sajak’s post. Then there was the case of White, who moved from the letter board to the wheel ( for the first time in 37 years) in 2019, when she filled in as host while Sajak underwent emergency surgery. “I want that job!” Goldberg stated the following morning, while the daytime panelists discussed the news of Sajak’s retirement with “Jeopardy” host Ken Jennings (who himself took over following the death of Alex Trebek). One of those interested parties was “The View” host (and EGOT winner) Whoopi Goldberg, who made her intentions known on air.

“Others say he is just one of many interested.” “Some sources say he’s the frontrunner,” Shaw wrote. Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw, who broke the news of Sajak’s departure, tweeted that Seacrest was a potential candidate and had begun early conversations with the game show’s producers. In the days following Sajak’s announcement, reports surfaced that Seacrest was in the running for the job. (If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)” “It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” Sajak wrote of his departure. While Sajak will no longer be the face of “Wheel,” which he’d steered since 1981, Sony Pictures Television confirmed that he will continue a partnership with the program as a consultant. During his tenure hosting “Wheel of Fortune” alongside letter turner Vanna White, Sajak has won the Daytime Emmy for outstanding game show host three times, with 19 total nominations.

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