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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 andcountry musicsinger. She is the daughter of formerWheel of FortunehostPat 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 hostPat Sajakand his wife, Lesly. She grew up nearSeverna 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 byTrey FanjoyinNashville.[3]Sajak's video was featured on the January 3, 2012, episode ofWheel of Fortuneon her 17th birthday. In 2013, Sajak recorded a song in Nashville called "Live Out Loud" to honor Muriel Walters, a teenage girl inMarylandwho 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 atPrinceton University,[5]and was featured in a fashion shoot forTeen 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 ofWheel of Fortunewhich aired in January 2020, Maggie Sajak took over forVanna 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 joinedWheelas a social media correspondent.[9]In May 2023, she filled in for Vanna White for aCelebrity Wheel of Fortuneepisode in which White was a contestant herself.[10]She began work onWheel of Fortuneduring 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" onCMT,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 fromthe originalon March 9, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 28,2012.
  2. ^ab"EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Maggie Sajak".Fanlala.com. January 17, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon November 9, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
  3. ^"Maggie Sajak – First Kiss (Official Music Video)".YouTube.com.RetrievedJanuary 28,2012.
  4. ^Allers, Hannahlee (October 19, 2013)."Maggie Sajak Releases 'Live Out Loud' for Cancer Awareness".The Boot.RetrievedSeptember 30,2018.
  5. ^ab"Talking Princeton, Alaïa, And Country Music With Maggie Sajak".Daily Front Row.August 21, 2013.RetrievedDecember 30,2023.
  6. ^"MSN".www.msn.com.RetrievedJune 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.RetrievedJanuary 10,2020.
  8. ^Carter, Shawn M. (January 7, 2020)."'Wheel of Fortune': Pat Sajak's daughter fills in for dad ".Fox Business.RetrievedJanuary 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.Archivedfrom the original on May 13, 2023.RetrievedMay 11,2023.
  11. ^Shewfelt, Raechal (June 7, 2024)."How Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak said goodbye on his final episode".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedJune 7,2024.
  12. ^"AO Recordings".AO Recordings.RetrievedJanuary 5,2012.
  13. ^"Sweet Home Alabama" Season 1 "Ep. 108".CMT.com. September 2, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 28,2012.
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