He’s up for it! Whoopi Goldberg It is learned that he is ready to take charge wheel of Fortune Afterwards Pat Sajak step in as host the following year.

“I Want That Job,” The sister Act the 67-year-old star said during the Tuesday, June 13 episode of Scene, “I think it would be a lot of fun.”

cohost joy springFor his part, Goldberg supported the sentiment — and even joked that he might have his own role in the game show’s next chapter. “you know what? Sarah [Haines] and i could be vanna white, We’ll take turns going back and forth!”

Goldberg’s announcement came just a day after Sajak, 76, revealed that his tenure wheel of Fortune ending in.

“Okay, the time has come,” told the Daytime Emmy winner bloomberg news In a statement dated Monday, June 12. “I have decided that our 41st season starting in September will be my last. It’s been an amazing journey, and I’ll have much more to say in the months to come. Many thanks to all of you.”

Prior to making his official announcement, Sajak hinted at his inevitable exit during an interview in September 2022 entertainment tonight, “It’s an honor to be in people’s living rooms for so long.” People were welcoming us there. We are happy and proud,” he told the outlet at the time.

The Chicago native also joked that he “could be gone before the show” gets cancelled. “At this point in most television shows, you would have said, ‘Maybe that’s enough,’ but this show won’t end,” he quipped.

wheel of Fortune premiered in 1975 chuck woolery as host. Sajak took over in 1981 after just six years and has helmed the popular daytime program ever since.

“When I started hosting the Wheel (with Susan Stafford) was included in the top 10 TV shows on this date 40 years ago DallasThree’s Company, The Jefferson And the Dukes of Hazzard,” he tweeted in December 2021, of his more than four decades with the show. “Ronald Reagan Was in His First Year as President. No. 1 Song: Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical'”.

After Sajak shared the news of her departure on Monday, her longtime co-host, White, 66, took to social media to support her friend’s decision to exit the beloved TV series.

“When we started @WheelofFotune, who could have imagined we’d still be around 41 seasons later?” vanna speaks The author wrote via Twitter, quoting Sajak’s original announcement tweet. “I couldn’t be happier to share another up-and-coming stage with you all these years. Cheers to you, @patsajak!”

a team Alum and White have formed a close bond over their nearly 40 years of sharing the screen. The Vanna’s Choice cofounder said, “We’ve been together for 38 years and he’s like a brother to me.” at In 2021. “he’s funny. I mean, we could have finished each other’s sentences if we wanted to. We know each other very well.”

Sajak, for his part, opened up about his dynamic with White during a 2017 conversation at the Paley Center for Media in New York City. “I can’t imagine being there with anyone else,” he enraged the audience at the time.

Who will take over after Sajak says goodbye, but Ken Jennings – who took over as host of Jeopardy in November 2022 mayim balik Longtime Amy after Alec Trebek’s death — mocked during Monday’s episode Scene that he hopes wheel of Fortune It’s easier to pass the torch on than his own game show.

“Pat’s a legend. I mean, over 40 years and the price of a vowel hasn’t gone up a dime. Like, nobody controlled inflation like Pat Sajak,” Jennings, 78, joked. “I mean, Jeopardy had its own succession crisis. Hopefully, ‘Wheels’ got an envelope saying what happens when Pat packs it up.

Though no successor has been officially named, reports have surfaced ryan seacrest Talks are underway to find Sajak’s replacement. “Some sources say he is the frontrunner. Others say he is one of the most interested,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw tweeted on Monday.