Chuck Woolery
PMP Network Presents
Chuck Woolery, a veteran game show host, reflects on his extensive career. He shares insights into his time on 'Love Connection' and the circumstances surrounding his departure from the show. Woolery also touches on his working relationship with the show's creator.
Chuck Woolery
About Chuck Woolery
Chuck Woolery was a veteran American game show host who became a household name through his work on multiple television programs. He hosted Wheel of Fortune from 1975 to 1981, followed by an eleven-year run on Love Connection from 1983 to 1994, where he coined the phrase "We'll be back in two and two." He also hosted Scrabble and was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007. Before his television career, he was a musician in the psychedelic rock duo The Avant-Garde.
In this interview
- Discusses his unexpected departure from Love Connection after eleven years on the show
- Recalls that producer Eric Lieber replaced him with Pat Bullard without explanation
- Notes that the decision puzzled everyone in the industry at the time
- Mentions that Lieber never called him about the replacement decision
“After doing the show for 11 years, I think it's so successful, and doing it with the same man.”— Chuck Woolery, in this interview
Since this interview
Chuck Woolery passed away on November 23, 2024, at age 83 at his home in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. In his later years, he co-hosted the right-wing podcast "Blunt Force Truth" with Mark Young, which aired on approximately 60 radio stations.
