Pat Sajak (/ˈseɪdÊ'æk/ SAY-jak, born Patrick Leonard Sajdak;
October 26, 1946) is an American television personality, former
weatherman, and talk show host, best known as the host of the American
television game show Wheel of Fortune. For his work on Wheel, Sajak
has received 19 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Game Show Host, winning 3 times.Born in Chicago on October 26, 1946,
Sajak was also raised there, the son of Joyce Helen (Brandecka) and
Leonard Anthony Sajdak, a factory worker, who died when Sajak was
young. All of his grandparents were Polish. After Sajak's father's
death, his mother married Walter Backal. Sajak graduated from Farragut
High School in 1964, then went to Columbia College Chicago while
working as a desk clerk at the Palmer House hotel.He served in the
U.S. Army as a disc jockey during the Vietnam War for American Forces
Vietnam Network. Sajak hosted the same Dawn Buster radio show that
Adrian Cronauer had, and for 14 months followed Cronauer's tradition
of signing on with "Good Morning Vietnam!"
October 26, 1946) is an American television personality, former
weatherman, and talk show host, best known as the host of the American
television game show Wheel of Fortune. For his work on Wheel, Sajak
has received 19 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Game Show Host, winning 3 times.Born in Chicago on October 26, 1946,
Sajak was also raised there, the son of Joyce Helen (Brandecka) and
Leonard Anthony Sajdak, a factory worker, who died when Sajak was
young. All of his grandparents were Polish. After Sajak's father's
death, his mother married Walter Backal. Sajak graduated from Farragut
High School in 1964, then went to Columbia College Chicago while
working as a desk clerk at the Palmer House hotel.He served in the
U.S. Army as a disc jockey during the Vietnam War for American Forces
Vietnam Network. Sajak hosted the same Dawn Buster radio show that
Adrian Cronauer had, and for 14 months followed Cronauer's tradition
of signing on with "Good Morning Vietnam!"
Share this

SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.