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Subject: Final Spin for Chuck Woolery

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/24/24 at 4:58 am

Legendary game show host Chuck Woolery has passed away at the age of 83. :\'(

He was the original host for “Wheel of Fortune” and went on to host “Love Connection”. 8)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chuck-woolery-dead-wheel-fortune-love-connection-1236070165/

From his Wikipedia page:

On January 6, 1975, he began hosting Wheel of Fortune at the suggestion of creator Merv Griffin, who had seen Woolery sing on The Tonight Show. Woolery hosted the show for six years. In 1981, he was involved in a salary dispute with the program's producers; he said in a 2007 interview that he demanded a raise from $65,000 a year to about $500,000 a year because the program was drawing a 44 share at the time, and other hosts (such as Richard Dawson and Bob Barker) were making that much. Griffin offered Woolery $400,000 a year, and NBC offered to pay the additional $100,000, but after Griffin threatened to move the program to CBS, NBC withdrew the offer. Woolery's contract was not renewed and his final episode aired on December 25, 1981. Pat Sajak replaced him.

Woolery hosted Love Connection (1983–1994), The Big Spin (1985), Scrabble (1984–1990, 1993), Home & Family (1996–1998, co-host), The Dating Game (1997–1999), Greed (1999–2000), TV Land Ultimate Fan Search (1999–2000) and Lingo (2002–2007). In addition, he was the subject of a short-lived reality television, Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned (originally titled Chuck Woolery: Behind the Lingo) in 2003. He also hosted his own talk show, The Chuck Woolery Show, which lasted for only a few months in 1991. He hosted The Price Is Right Live! at Harrah's Entertainment casinos, and appeared in the live stage show "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Westgate Las Vegas until April 2008.

On April 21, 2023, it was announced that Woolery would be featured in an upcoming four-episode documentary by ABC News titled The Game Show Show, covering the history of game shows in America over the last eight decades. The four-part documentary premiered on May 10, 2023. Woolery later hosted '80s Quiz Show, a game show based on trends and norms of the 1980s, which streamed on Fox Nation on June 7, 2024. 8)

Subject: Re: Final Spin for Chuck Woolery

Written By: nally on 11/24/24 at 9:24 am

He hosted other game shows as well, such as Scrabble, Greed, and Lingo, all of witch I’ve seen. Plus, early in his career he was a musician; namely a member of the folk band The Avant-Garde, which scored a hit in 1968 with “Naturally Stoned” (which his short-lived reality series was named after). The guy certainly had a great career. Now he will be greatly missed. :\'(

Subject: Re: Final Spin for Chuck Woolery

Written By: Howard on 11/24/24 at 3:09 pm

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