>>> YOU ARE WATCHING THE 4 ON WCCO, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF NEWSCAST . >>> LAST NIGHT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA FOR ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST BELOVED GAME SHOWS. >> WHEEL OF FORTUNE HAS A NEW HOST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 40 YEARS. DEREK JAMES CAUGHT UP WITH RYAN SEACREST AND THE RETURNING VANNA WHITE, OR BOTH SPINNING WITH EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE NEW SEASON. >> THE STARS OF THE SHOW, RYAN SEACREST AND VANNA WHITE. >> RYAN, I KNOW YOU HAVE A GREAT RESPECT FOR THE HISTORY OF BROADCAST AND FOR ICONIC SHOWS LIKE WE'LL. TALK ABOUT HOW MEANINGFUL THIS IS, TO JOIN VANNA. >> I HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO THE MOST AMAZING BROADCASTERS AND THAT WASCLARK AND PAT SAJAK. HE BUILT SOMETHING INCREDIBLE. STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE, TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. IT IS NOT JUST A SHOW THAT IS FUN, BUT IT ALSO MEANS SOMETHING TO PEOPLE. THIS HAS HEART AND IT IS IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS. I TAKE THIS JOB SERIOUSLY, BUT WITH A FUN, LIGHTHEARTED SPIRIT. >> VANNA, YOU HAVE THE PERFECT PARTNER A DECADE AGO. YOU AUTOGRAPHED HIS PICTURE FOR ME THAT SAID, KEEP CRYING BECAUSE YOU KNEW I WANTED TO BE NEXT TO YOU IN THAT SEAT. NOW HE WILL HAVE IT FOR THE NEXT 20 OR 30 YEARS. >> THERE IS ALWAYS A NEW ERA. >> YOU HAVE TO TUNE IN BECAUSE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS EPISODE, DEREK -- HE GOT A SURPRISE FROM VANNA. >> YES, I GAVE HIM TICKETS TO THE MYRTLE BEACH CLASSIC FOR NEXT MAY. HE IS AN AVID GOLFER. >> I LOVE THAT. >> I KNOW, VANNA, YOU GOLF. DO YOU PLAY, RYAN? >> I HAVE BEEN ON A COURSE AND HIT BALLS -- NOT WELL, AND VANNA WANTS ME TO START WITH A PAR THREE. HE SAYS I AM NOT READY FOR NINE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT THERE AND HIT SOME BALLS. >> YOU HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME, BUT BEFORE YOU TAPE IN THE STUDIO, YOU GET TO TRAVEL TOGETHER, PROMOTING THE SHOW. WAS THAT A GOOD BONDING EXPERIENCE FOR THE TWO OF YOU? >> IT REALLY WAS. WE TRAVELED BEFORE WE DID A SHOW. >> WE DID. >> WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY RECONNECT. >> WE WENT TO NASHVILLE AND WE WENT TO HAWAII FOR ONE OF THE SHOES AND IT WAS THE SAME TIME I WAS SHOOTING AMERICAN IDOL. VANNA CAME ON TO DO A QUICK CAMEO -- NOT SINGING, BUT A SPEAKING ROLE. >> I AM A HUGE FAN. I HAVE WATCHED AMERICAN IDOL SINCE DAY ONE. >> THEN WE SHOT TOGETHER IN HAWAII. WE HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO TRAVEL TOGETHER AROUND THE COUNTRY. >> YOU HAVE A NEW SET AND A NEW LOOK AND AN ORDER WILL BE SOME SURPRISES IN SEASON 42. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY? >> AS A CONTESTANT, THEY WON A TRIP TO SOMEWHERE HERE IN AMERICA AND IN THAT CITY, ON THAT WEEKEND, TAYLOR SWIFT IS ACTUALLY PERFORMING IN THE ARENA AND I SURPRISED HER WITH UP-FRONT TICKETS TO GO SEE TAYLOR WHILE SHE IS ON HER TRIP. >> THAT IS HUGE. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE VIEWERS WHO WHERE WITH YOU, WHO MAYBE STARTED WATCHING WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG AND ARE HAPPY, ESPECIALLY, VANNA, THAT YOU ARE STAYING. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS YOU HAVE WATCHED AND ENJOYED OUR SHOW. PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO. WE WOULD NOT BE HERE FOR 42 YEARS IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU WATCHING THE SHOW. SO, THANK YOU. >> VANNA, NEED TO ADD RYAN. TAKING THESE IN MY -- I KEEP THESE IN MY NEWSROOM. >> VERITY HAVE THE MADE. >> THE