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Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: Don Howard on December 20, 2010, 09:20:20 PM
.....is Jim Thornton. I like him. Your thoughts, please.
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: chad1m on December 20, 2010, 09:43:44 PM
I heard him say "Ladies and gentlemen, Pat Sajak and Vanna White" and I instantly liked him for the job better than Rich Fields.
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: GiraffeBoy on December 20, 2010, 10:58:50 PM
Angelenos may recognize him from his work on KNX 1070 AM (news radio).  He's a good voice.

--Charlie
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: ClockGameJohn on December 20, 2010, 11:25:14 PM
I'll be sure to tune in tomorrow night and have a listen!
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: MitchJoseph2004 on December 20, 2010, 11:31:10 PM
Didn't he have an audition with TPIR before they hired Rich?
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Post by: chris319 on December 20, 2010, 11:34:17 PM
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'252893\' date=\'Dec 20 2010, 06:43 PM\']I heard him say "Ladies and gentlemen, Pat Sajak and Vanna White" and I instantly liked him for the job better than Rich Fields.[/quote]
It took you that long?

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Didn't he have an audition with TPIR before they hired Rich?
I believe so.
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: tpirfan28 on December 21, 2010, 08:02:05 AM
[quote name=\'MitchJoseph2004\' post=\'252904\' date=\'Dec 20 2010, 11:31 PM\']Didn't he have an audition with TPIR before they hired Rich?[/quote]
Yep.  And (of course), so did Rich.  Do we know if Randy is getting some airtime?
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: WarioBarker on December 21, 2010, 03:04:48 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'252892\' date=\'Dec 20 2010, 09:20 PM\'].....is Jim Thornton. I like him. Your thoughts, please.[/quote]
Not bad, but clearly dubbing over Charlie's handiwork (Pat's voice has also been dubbed over). I've already expressed my thoughts on this.

On a related note, the weekend repeats from last season have Charlie's voice intact minus the (new?) Spin ID which Vanna announces.
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: 1984Gameshowsfan on December 22, 2010, 12:54:14 PM
Oddly enough(since I don't live in LA) I had to look up his name; but here's the thing: numerous shows over the years have had local radio personalities doing the announcing, so I like this, maybe full time and maybe not who knows.
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: Twentington on January 04, 2011, 06:44:37 PM
Much better than Rich. I don't get it. As hammy as Rich was on TPIR, he was M.G. Kelly levels of subdued on Wheel.
Title: Wheel Of Fortune
Post by: Joe Mello on January 04, 2011, 11:07:48 PM
I'm sure some of you will get a kick out of this: Rich Fields pimped his sting on Wheel this week, except this week's guest is Thornton! (http://\"http://instantbazinga.com/\")