>> IT'S OFFICIAL. RYAN SEACREST WILL FOLLOW PAT SAJAK AS THE HOST OF "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" NEXT YEAR. JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SAY JACK ANNOUNCED HE WAS STEPPING DOWN AFTER HIS 41st SEASON. HERE'S ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER SANDY KENYON. >> WHEEL OF FORTUNE! >> THEY ARE WORDS HEARD SO OFTEN FOR SO MANY YEARS, THEY HAVE BECOME PART OF THE FABRIC OF AMERICAN LIFE. WHEN HOST PAT SAJAK ANNOUNCED HE WAS LEAVING AFTER FOUR DECADES. IT WASN'T A SURPRISE TO HEAR RYAN SEACREST SAY I'M TRULY HUCK HUMBLED TO STEP IN FOR PAT SAJAK. >> THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. >> THE PAIR, WE HAVE GROWN TO KNOW AND LOVE, HAVE ANOTHER SEASON OF THE GAME TO PLAY BEFORE WE SAY GOOD-BYE TO SAY JACK, WITH SEACREST NOTING HE LOOKS FORWARD TO LEARNING EVERYTHING HE CAN FROM "WHEEL OF FORTUNE'S" HOST DURING THE TRANSITION. IN CLOSING, RYAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THIS MAN. >> WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON HERE? >> A TALK SHOW HOST HIMSELF WHO BECOME A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCER, CREATING BOTH "WHEEL" AND "JEOPARDY"." TURNS OUT SEACREST WAS HIRED BY GRIFFIN, TO HOST ANOTHER GAME SHOW, A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO. SO RYAN WRITES, THIS IS TRULY A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME, ADDING HE'S GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF SPINNING THE WHEEL AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE GREAT VANNA WHITE. I'M SANDY KENYON, CHANNEL 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. >> AND OF COURSE YOU CAN WATCH "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" WEEK N