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.
Maggie Sajak | |
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| Born | Maggie Marie Sajak January 5, 1995 |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, singer |
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| Musical career | |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, country pop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | AO Recordings |
Early life
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
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
- First Kiss (AO Recordings, 2011)[12]
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2012 | "First Kiss" | Trey Fanjoy |
| 2013 | "Wild Boy" | Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton |
Television
- Wheel of Fortune (5 episodes in 2020, social media correspondent since 2021)
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (1 episode in 2023)