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Wheel of Fortune
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“WHEEL OF FORTUNE” AND V8 TEAM UP FOR ON-AIR AND ONLINE PROMOTION
FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE “WHEEL OF FORTUNE” AND V8 TEAM UP FOR ON-AIR AND ONLINE PROMOTION Sponsorship Includes On-Air “Always Great! Wheel & V8 Week,” “Wheel of Fortune V8” Sweepstakes and Eight Week Sponsorship of the Show’s Bonus Round CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 13, 2014) – Wheel of Fortune said, “Could’ve had a V8,” and they did! The two brands are coming together for the first time to bring viewers an on-air and online promotion. Key elements of the V8 integrated promotion include the broadcast of Wheel of Fortune’s “Always Great! Wheel & V8 Week," a V8 viewer sw...
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Wheel of Fortune
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE NAMES BOB CISNEROS DIRECTOR
Culver City, CA (November 19, 2013) – Bob Cisneros has been promoted to Director of the #1 syndicated game show, Wheel of Fortune, it was announced today by Executive Producer Harry Friedman. Cisneros is no newcomer to Wheel of Fortune, having joined the popular game show as stage manager in 1987 while on staff at CBS Television. He later made the move to the control room and took on the duties of associate director. Following Dick Carson and the late Mark Corwin, Cisneros becomes only the 3rd director in the syndicated series’ 31 year history. “Bob has been an extremely va...
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Wheel of Fortune
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“WHEEL OF FORTUNE” TEAMS WITH WALMART FOR THIRD ANNUAL “SECRET SANTA SWEEPSTAKES”
Sweepstakes runs from Nov. 11 through Nov. 27 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (October 22, 2013) – Wheel of Fortune viewers and Walmart shoppers will have good reason to celebrate the start of the holiday season. Television’s top-rated game show has teamed up with the world’s number one retailer for Wheel of Fortune’s third annual “Secret Santa Sweepstakes.” From Nov. 11 through Nov. 27, more than a half-million dollars in cash, cars, luxury vacations and Walmart shopping sprees will be up for grabs as part of the sweepstakes, where every in-studio contestant will become a “Secret Santa” ...
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Wheel of Fortune
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE KICKS OFF 31st SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 16 WITH SHOWS TAPED AT THE VENETIAN AND THE PALAZZO IN LAS VEGAS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHEEL OF FORTUNE KICKS OFF 31st SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 16 WITH SHOWS TAPED AT THE VENETIAN AND THE PALAZZO IN LAS VEGAS Culver City, CA (September 9, 2013) – America’s Game®, Wheel of Fortune, will kick off its 31st season on September 16 with shows taped at The Venetian and The Palazzo in Las Vegas. The season will include the introduction of the “Express Wedge” game element, a richer nightly giveaway in the “$5K Every Day Plus” promotion, and a wealth of home viewer sweepstakes opportunities. Wheel of Fortune returned to Las Vegas to tape 30 episodes...
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Wheel of Fortune
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE CONTESTANT SOLVES HER WAY TO A $1 MILLION BONUS ROUND WIN
FOR EMBARGOED RELEASE Following 5/30/13 Broadcast of Wheel of Fortune Suggested Tweet: Autumn Ernhard is @WheelofFortune’s second-ever millionaire! Watch here http://bit.ly/17zGwIS Culver City, CA (May 30, 2013) – On Thursday night, Autumn Erhard became the second contestant to win the one million dollar grand prize on Wheel of Fortune. “I am in complete and utter shock,” said the newly minted millionaire. “I’m shaking. I came here today because I love the game, I wanted to have some fun and solve some puzzles – I feel like I’m in a ...
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE® JOINS FORCES WITH CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE GAME SHOW’S BIGGEST SWEEPSTAKES EVER
Caesars Entertainment Total Rewards Members and Wheel of Fortune Viewers Across the Country Will Have a Chance to Claim a Share of Over $2 Million in Cash and Prizes Suggested tweet: .@Total_Rewards and @WheelofFortune team up to give viewers chance to claim a share of $2M in cash and prizes! #WheelMillionaire Culver City, CA (April 9, 2013) – America’s #1 Game Show, Wheel of Fortune, is uniting with Caesars Entertainment to create a millionaire as part of the “Wheel of Fortune Millionaire Maker Sweepstakes.” More than $2 million will be awarded over the course of Wheel o...
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Wheel of Fortune
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“WHEEL OF FORTUNE” AND SEARS TEAM UP FOR SECOND SECRET SANTA SWEEPSTAKES OFFERING AT HOME VIEWERS OVER $575,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES
Sweepstakes runs from Nov. 19 through Nov. 30 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (November 13, 2012) – After giving away more than $250,000 in cash and prizes to viewers at home last holiday season, Wheel of Fortune and Sears have teamed up for the second year of the “Wheel of Fortune Sears Secret Santa Sweepstakes” this November. From Nov. 19 through Nov. 30, more than $575,000 in cash and prizes will be up for grabs as part of the sweepstakes, where every in-studio contestant will become a “Secret Santa” to an at-home viewer. During that time if the viewer has a Wheel Watchers Clu...
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CBS Media Ventures
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‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ AND ‘JEOPARDY!’ REUPPED THROUGH 2016 BY ABC OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP
Syndication’s #1 and #2 Game Shows Renewed For Two Years Beyond Current Run LOS ANGELES – October 29, 2012 – Syndication’s top-rated game shows WHEEL OF FORTUNE and JEOPARDY! were renewed by the ABC Owned Television Stations Group through the 2015-2016 season, it was announced today by Joe DiSalvo, President of Sales for CBS Television Distribution. Both shows were renewed for two more years beyond stations’ current contracts by the ABC-owned stations that currently air the shows: New York (WABC-TV); Los Angeles (KABC-TV); Chicago (WLS-TV); Philadelphia (WPVI-TV); ...
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE” TO CAP 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON AT NEW YORK’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
“WHEEL OF FORTUNE” TO CAP 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON AT NEW YORK’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York, NY (May 23, 2012) –America’s Favorite Game Show is returning to “The Big Apple” next spring to tape four weeks of shows in the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Pat Sajak and Vanna White made the announcement today live on WABC-TV, Channel 7, while on location in Central Park.The shows will tape on March 15, 16, 18 & 19 and will be broadcast nationally in May 2013. This will mark Wheel Of Fortune’s fifth on-location remote in New York City since 1988. While in New York ...
