Vanna White
Buy three vowels and you’ve got it: Vanna White. The Wheel of Fortune spinner and host Pat Sajak visited Waikoloa recently to tape a series of Hawaii shows that begin airing Wednesday. Inside, Vanna sits down with MidWeek to talk about her wonderful life. Since 1982 Vanna White Has Been Lending A Hand To Pat Sajak On The Hit Game Show ‘wheel Of Fortune’. America’s No. 1 game show, Wheel of Fortune, airs its recent taped
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In the end, four weeks of shows were taped in only four days. However, crew and staff worked for one month to assemble the stage and load in the set, as well as remove it to be shipped back to L.A.
Approximately 1.8 million pounds of equipment was brought to the Island, including 37 trailers and containers via Matson Shipping and about 20 trailers or containers via inter-island shipping.
In December, crewmembers do it all again, but this time for tapings at SeaWorld in Orlando.
According to Wheel of Fortune, the show has ranked as TV’s No. 1 syndicated series for 97 consecutive sweeps ratings periods and has earned five Emmy awards. And with more than 47 million viewers a week, the show is syndication’s longest-running, most successful series.
“I think the show is still No. 1 after all these years because it’s a half-hour of family fun,” says White. “It’s a time for the family to get together and play the game together, which we don’t have a lot of on TV these days.”
When she’s not at work, White is busy at home in California being a full-time mom to her two children - 14-year-old Nicholas and 11-year-old Giovanna.
She also is an avid crocheter and launched her own line of yarn this fall called Vanna’s Choice, and donates a portion of the proceeds to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
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“A typical day for me is I wake up early (around 6 a.m.), wake up the kids, make breakfast and drive them to school,” says White. “Then I do my exercise program and get ready for my day. And four days a month I go to work at Wheel.”
Now 51 and still looking fabulous, White says her secret to being healthy is exercise, plenty or rest and sunblock.
“For me, I spin on a spin bike, jog and do sit-ups and push-ups five times a week,” shares White. “Also, I’m a good sleeper and I definitely put sunblock on everyday. Also, I have a good regimen with washing my face - I use a wash cloth and scrub really good. And I get facials on a regular basis.”
During her recent stay on the Big Island, White says she spent her extra time hanging out in the sun and just relaxing.
She enjoys taking family vacations to Hawaii, and says she tries to come once a year.
“I’ve been to the Big Island, Maui, Kauai, Oahu and Lanai, and I can’t say I have a favorite,” she says. “They all have something special. There is nothing I don’t like about Hawaii. I love the water, the breeze, the food, the people, the climate, the hotels.”
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A quarter of a century later and White still loves “everything” about her job and has no plans to leave it.
“Retire? What does that word mean?” she says. “There are no plans for that in the near future.”
Twenty shows were filmed at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island in September. The first week of shows, Hawaii’s Big Island, will air Nov. 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11. Then it’s Best Friends Week Nov. 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18. Followed by Wheel Goes Waikoloa Nov. 19, 20, 21, 24 and 25. The fourth week of shows, Second Honeymoon, will air in February 2009.
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