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The news that Seacrest is taking over the role comes shortly after Pat Sajak announced he will retire at the end of season 41.
"Well, the time has come," Pat Sajak declared Monday. "I've decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last."
Richards' ouster at the popular game show comes a couple of weeks after he stepped down as its newly-named permanent host.
Concerns over the spread of novel coronavirus have prompted "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy" to take extra precautions and cancel their studio audiences.
Sajak said the "excruciating" pain came suddenly after a walk with his daughter, and within two-and-half hours, he was in surgery.
