This Was Television On December 28

1981: Pat Sajak first plays the Wheel

Pat Sajak, then a local TV weatherman in Los Angeles, hosted his first episode of Wheel of Fortune, taking over for Chuck Woolery, whose seven-year tenure had ended three days prior. Except for a brief departure in 1989 to host an ill-fated late night talk show, Sajak has hosted the venerable game show for over three decades since. -A.D.

Today’s Birthdays: Cliff Arquette, Tonight Show mountain man (d. 1974); Joe Manganiello, werewolf (36); Seth Meyers, Update anchor (39); Nichelle Nichols, Starfleet officer (80); Mackenzie Rosman, preacher’s daughter (23); Denzel Washington, Boston doctor (58).

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