Kelly took over briefly as announcer until O'Donnell returned in 1989 O'Donnell remained on the daytime version until its cancellation, and continued to announce on the syndicated show until his death in 2010, after which he was replaced by Jim Thornton, who has been the announcer since. O'Donnell left in 1980, Woolery in 1981, and Stafford in 1982 they were replaced, respectively, by Jack Clark, Pat Sajak, and Vanna White. The daytime version was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, with Charlie O'Donnell as its announcer. The daily syndicated version of the show premiered on September 19, 1983. It was on CBS from Juntil January 11, 1991, and returned to NBC from January 14 to September 20, 1991, when it was canceled permanently.
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