Wealthy Fields was one of many announcers on Wheel of Fortune following Charlie O’Donnell’s demise in 2010 and had nothing however nice issues to say about his time working with Pat Sajak and Vanna White.
“[They were] gracious, welcoming from the get-go,” Fields revealed on the Come On Huge Cash podcast. “Their perspective and persona interactions with me by no means modified from present primary to point out quantity 58, or nonetheless many I did with them. [They’re] simply actually giving, skilled individuals.”
Fields was known as in to quickly exchange O’Donnell the day after the present’s longtime announcer died on November 1, 2010. He was greeted warmly by Sajak. “Pat even mentioned to me the very first day once I met him in his dressing room, ‘All of us perceive you’re coming in beneath very tough circumstances, so simply go forward and do your greatest and make Charlie proud,’” he recalled.
He went on to function announcer for 55 episodes, however the everlasting place was ultimately given to Jim Thornton in June 2011. Thornton remains to be the present’s announcer to this present day. O’Donnell was with the present from 1975 till 1980, when he briefly took one other job earlier than returning to Wheel in 1989. He stayed on as MC till his demise. In the meantime, Fields beforehand labored with each Bob Barker and Drew Carey when he served as announcer on The Worth Is Proper from 2004 to 2010.
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Throughout his tenure on Wheel of Fortune, Fields didn’t witness any main puzzle blunders or fails. Nonetheless, he mentioned he has a definite reminiscence of his first reside taping.
“It was the very first introduction of Pat and Vanna and I’d solely heard it on TV from Charlie, however I don’t assume I ever mentioned it myself,” Fields defined. “And I obtained to say, ‘Girls and gents, Pat Sajak and Vanna White!’ As quickly as I obtained accomplished doing that, they’re strolling out, and Mr. Sajak was like, as clear as a bell, ‘Thanks Wealthy. Wealthy Fields, our visitor announcer as we speak.’ And, God, it was identical to … holy mackerel. I forgot about Pat all the time saying, ‘Thanks, Charlie.’ Simply to listen to him say my title was surreal for me.”