Wheel of Fortune Announcer Suspended as Sony Probes Allegations
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Sony Pictures Television suspended Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton pending an investigation into unspecified allegations and said it will recast the announcer role during the probe; Thornton has been the show's announcer since 2011. The move comes as Wheel remains a top-rated syndicated program, with TMZ hinting the allegations involve an incident on a commercial flight earlier this year.
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