Can Pat Sajak succeed where others have...
Can Pat Sajak succeed where others have failed?
That’s the question riding on “The Pat Sajak Show,” which CBS will unveil Monday night at 11:30 opposite NBC’s long-running, successful “Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”
Sajak, who used to deliver the weather news for KNBC in a studio down the hall from Carson at NBC/Burbank, now will be trying to make a dent in Carson’s audience. Others, including Joan Rivers, have found that isn’t a snap assignment.
Sajak’s sidekick will be Dan Miller, a former KCBS-TV anchorman. The two worked together for five years on a Nashville station in the ‘70s and have been friends ever since.
In taking on his new late-night show, Sajak has given up hosting the daytime “Wheel of Fortune” on NBC, but will continue to host the syndicated version of that popular game show with Vanna White.
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