Wheel of Fortune Suspends Announcer Jim Thornton as Investigation Continues
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Wheel of Fortune has suspended announcer Jim Thornton and will recast the role while investigators review allegations; details are scarce, though TMZ cited a May incident on an American Airlines flight and law enforcement questioned him before releasing him; Thornton has been the show’s announcer since 2011 and also voices Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.
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