Maggie Sajak
Maggie Sajak | |
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Born | Maggie Marie Sajak January 5, 1995 |
Occupation(s) | Television personality, singer |
Father | Pat Sajak |
Musical career | |
Origin | Baltimore,Maryland, U.S. |
Genres | Country,country pop |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | AO 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- First Kiss(AO Recordings, 2011)[12]
Music videos
[edit]Year | Video | Director |
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2012 | "First Kiss" | Trey Fanjoy |
2013 | "Wild Boy" | Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton |
Television
[edit]- Wheel of Fortune(5 episodes in 2020, social media correspondent since 2021)
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune(1 episode in 2023)
Soundtracks
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"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.
- ^ab"EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Maggie Sajak".Fanlala.com. January 17, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon November 9, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^"Maggie Sajak – First Kiss (Official Music Video)".YouTube.com.RetrievedJanuary 28,2012.
- ^Allers, Hannahlee (October 19, 2013)."Maggie Sajak Releases 'Live Out Loud' for Cancer Awareness".The Boot.RetrievedSeptember 30,2018.
- ^ab"Talking Princeton, Alaïa, And Country Music With Maggie Sajak".Daily Front Row.August 21, 2013.RetrievedDecember 30,2023.
- ^"MSN".www.msn.com.RetrievedJune 9,2024.
- ^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.
- ^Carter, Shawn M. (January 7, 2020)."'Wheel of Fortune': Pat Sajak's daughter fills in for dad ".Fox Business.RetrievedJanuary 10,2020.
- ^Ibrahim, Samantha (September 9, 2021)."Pat Sajak's daughter Maggie joins 'Wheel of Fortune'".New York Post.
- ^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.
- ^Shewfelt, Raechal (June 7, 2024)."How Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak said goodbye on his final episode".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedJune 7,2024.
- ^"AO Recordings".AO Recordings.RetrievedJanuary 5,2012.
- ^"Sweet Home Alabama" Season 1 "Ep. 108".CMT.com. September 2, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 28,2012.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- American child singers
- American women country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- American child pop musicians
- Living people
- Singers from Baltimore
- Country musicians from Maryland
- American people of Polish descent
- People from Severna Park, Maryland
- Princeton University alumni
- Singer-songwriters from Maryland
- Wheel of Fortune (franchise)
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American women singers