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 ...
Pat Sajak says farewell:Here's what he told 'Wheel of Fortune' viewers to end final episode Outside of game shows, ...
Chuck Woolery, original host of Wheel of Fortune, has died at the age of 83, leaving behind wife Kim Barnes, three kids and a ...
Chuck Woolery, the original host of game show "Wheel of Fortune" and later "The Dating Game," is dead at age 83.
Woolery made a splash on the entertainment scene by hosting Wheel of Fortune in 1975. He held the post until 1981, when he ...