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Maggie Sajak

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Maggie Sajak
Born
Maggie Marie Sajak

(1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 29)
Occupation(s)Television personality, singer
FatherPat Sajak
Musical career
OriginBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
GenresCountry, country pop
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsAO Recordings

Maggie Marie Sajak (born January 5, 1995) is an American television personality and country music singer. She is the daughter of former Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak[1] and photographer Lesly Brown Sajak. She is the on-air social media correspondent for the game show.

Early life

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Maggie Marie Sajak was born on January 5, 1995, to television host Pat Sajak and his wife, Lesly. She grew up near Severna Park, Maryland. She began playing the guitar at age 12.[citation needed]

Career

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In 2011, she released her first single, "First Kiss".[2] The music video for "First Kiss" was directed by Trey Fanjoy in Nashville.[3] Sajak's video was featured on the January 3, 2012, episode of Wheel of Fortune on her 17th birthday. In 2013, Sajak recorded a song in Nashville called "Live Out Loud" to honor Muriel Walters, a teenage girl in Maryland who was battling cancer.[4] Soon afterward, one of her songs was featured in the season finale of a TV show, Sweet Home Alabama.[2]

In 2013, Sajak began her freshman year at Princeton University,[5] and was featured in a fashion shoot for Teen Vogue.[5] She graduated from Princeton University and did an additional postgraduate program at Columbia University. In May 2023, she graduated from Georgetown University Law School. [6]

For a week of episodes of Wheel of Fortune which aired in January 2020, Maggie Sajak took over for Vanna White. White filled in as host at the same time when Pat Sajak was undergoing surgery.[7][8] Beginning with the 2021–2022 season, Maggie joined Wheel as a social media correspondent.[9] In May 2023, she filled in for Vanna White for a Celebrity Wheel of Fortune episode in which White was a contestant herself.[10] She began work on Wheel of Fortune during her father's last couple of years with the show.[11]

Discography

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  • First Kiss (AO Recordings, 2011)[12]

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2012 "First Kiss" Trey Fanjoy
2013 "Wild Boy" Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton

Television

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Soundtracks

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  • "Sweet Home Alabama" on CMT, episode 1.08: "Finale" – with "First Kiss"[13]

References

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  1. ^ "New Music Video From Newcomer Maggie Sajak – Watch The Official Music Video For 'First Kiss". Todayscountrymusicvideos.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Maggie Sajak". Fanlala.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Maggie Sajak – First Kiss (Official Music Video)". YouTube.com. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Allers, Hannahlee (October 19, 2013). "Maggie Sajak Releases 'Live Out Loud' for Cancer Awareness". The Boot. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Talking Princeton, Alaïa, And Country Music With Maggie Sajak". Daily Front Row. August 21, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. ^ O'Kane, Caitlin (January 7, 2020). "Pat Sajak's daughter turns letters on "Wheel of Fortune" as Vanna White takes over hosting duties". CBS News. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Carter, Shawn M. (January 7, 2020). "'Wheel of Fortune': Pat Sajak's daughter fills in for dad". Fox Business. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Ibrahim, Samantha (September 9, 2021). "Pat Sajak's daughter Maggie joins 'Wheel of Fortune'". New York Post.
  10. ^ Gates, Kaitlin (May 11, 2023). "Pat Sajak's daughter filled in for Vanna White on 'Wheel of Fortune'". KGTV. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Shewfelt, Raechal (June 7, 2024). "How Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak said goodbye on his final episode". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "AO Recordings". AO Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  13. ^ "Sweet Home Alabama " Season 1 " Ep. 108". CMT.com. September 2, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
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