LOS ANGELES — The class? “Proper Name.” The reply? Ryan Seacrest, who will develop into the brand new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement subsequent 12 months.

Seacrest and Sony Pictures Television introduced Tuesday that Seacrest has signed a multiyear deal to host the long-running recreation present beginning with Season 42. Sajak lately introduced the upcoming forty first season could be his final on the present.

It’s the most recent internet hosting gig for Seacrest, the favored “American Idol” host who additionally now rings within the new 12 months for a lot of on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”

“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest mentioned in an announcement. “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.”

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— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) June 27, 2023

Seacrest in his assertion additionally praised Vanna White, one other mainstay of “Wheel of Fortune.” Both White and Sajak have been on the present for the reason that early Eighties.

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