Ryan Seacrest has yet another job to take on.
Seacrest has been named the new host of “Wheel of Fortune” following Pat Sajak’s retirement, The Post has confirmed.
Along with being the new host, Seacrest, 48, will also serve as a consulting producer on the show, according to a statement from Sony.
“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.”
“Pat, I love the way you’ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease,” he added. “I look forward to learning everything I can from you during this transition. Many people probably don’t know this but one of my first jobs was hosting a little game show called Click for Merv Griffin 25 years ago so this is truly a full circle moment for me and I’m grateful to Sony for the opportunity. I can’t wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel and working alongside the great Vanna White.”
Sajak, 76, announced two weeks ago that he would be retiring after 41 years and that the next season of the beloved game show will be his last.
“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” the long-time host tweeted. “It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)”
Seacrest’s reps declined to comment further to The Post.
Seacrest has both hosted and produced a slew of TV and radio programs including “American Idol” and “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” and he most recently left his role as host of “Live with Kelly and Ryan.”
He has had stints as a daytime talk show host, competition series host, radio host, red carpet interviewer and host of TV specials, including “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” since 2005.
“We are ecstatic to have Ryan as the next host of ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ Ryan loves ‘Wheel’ as much as we do and is the perfect person to continue the show’s four-decade success into the future,” Ravi Ahuja, Chairman of Global Television Studios at Sony Pictures said of the decision.
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