Long before becoming a household name as host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak worked as a local broadcaster. In this rare May 1, 1973 clip from WSM-TV in Kentucky, he interrupts game show programming to deliver the evening news. The footage offers a fascinating glimpse of Sajak in his early career, years before his rise to TV fame.
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