Stephen A. Smith is latest celeb vying for Pat Sajak’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’ gig

nypost.com:

Pat Sajak, 76, announcedthe upcoming season would be his last. “My mother loved ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ Loved ‘Wheel of Fortune,’” Smith said Thursday on his podcast, “The Stephen A.

Smith Show.” “She really, really did, and so did I.“I wanna throw my name in the hat,” an excited Smith said. Smith appeared to be seriously considering the gig but admitted that he would go into it with a few stipulations. “I ain’t trying to give up my day job,” he said of ESPN’s sports analysis show “First Take.”“I ain’t trying to give up my podcast.

But I gotta tell you, if ‘Wheel of Fortune’ called to ask me to host for a couple of days, I wouldn’t mind,” he added. “I wouldn’t mind hosting that show while folks try to figure out what those letters mean, and what it equates into.”A source close to Stephen A.

Smith confirmed to The Post that he is indeed open to hosting the show. The insider also said that while no conversations have taken place just yet — and he would “never give up his day job” — Smith would “gladly” host if a few shows could be taped over a few weeks and would then run throughout the year.The Post also has contacted reps for “Wheel of Fortune” for comment.