“WHEEL OF FORTUNE” RETURNS TO HAWAII

TO TAPE FOUR WEEKS OF SHOWS IN 2014

Contestant Search Underway Now

LOS ANGELES (April 21) – Wheel of Fortune, America’s #1 game show will celebrate its 32nd season with shows taped on Hawaii, the Big Island.  Host Pat Sajak, co-host Vanna White, and the entire Los Angeles-based crew will set up shop at Hilton Waikoloa Village in September to tape four weeks of shows.

Marking the fifth time Wheel of Fortune has taped in Hawaii since 1996, the production will ship 37 trailers and containers with 1.8 million pounds of equipment.  More than 225 staff and crew will be on hand to produce 20 episodes and share the beauty of Hawaii with the show’s 25 million weekly viewers.

“We have taped Wheel of Fortune on location 65 times,” said Executive Producer Harry Friedman. “But no destination creates a greater sense of excitement than Hawaii.  The scenery, the hospitality and the warmth of the Aloha spirit simply can’t be found anywhere else.”

Contestant auditions will be held on Hawaii, the Big Island in late May; and on Oahu in late June for individuals (18+), and married couples,as well as best friends who are not related.  Tune into KHON2 or log on to www.khon2.com to find out how to audition and for audience ticket information.

Wheel of Fortune is seen weeknights in Hawaii at 6:30 p.m. on KHON 2.

Wheel of Fortune, America’s #1 game show, is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.  It is distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by CBS Studios International, both units of CBS Corp.

ABOUT KHON2

LIN Television Corporation dba KHON is the FOX and CW affiliated television station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station broadcasts on virtual Channel 2. In addition to its Honolulu broadcast facilities, KHON2 has relays on the major Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu: KHAW-TV Channel 11 in Hilo, Hawaii and KAII-TV Channel 7 in Wailuku, Maui. KHON2 can also be seen statewide on Oceanic Time Warner Cable analog Channel 3.

KHON-TV holds an affiliation with The CW Television Network on its second digital sub-channel. This operation is known on-air as Hawaii's CW93; the "93" refers to the sub-channel's channel position on local digital cable systems.

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Contact information:

Sarah Gumina

Wheel of Fortune

310-244-6286

sarah_gumina@spe.sony.com