Patrick Leonard Sajak is an American television personality and game show host. Born and raised in Chicago, Sajak began his career in broadcasting at a local radio station, later serving as a disc jockey during the Vietnam War for the American Forces Vietnam Network.
Sajak in 2011
Sajak in an ad for WSM, for whom he was an afternoon host, c. 1970s
Sajak in 2006 hosting Wheel of Fortune
Sajak with Vanna White in 2006
The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. AFN comprises two subordinate overseas commands and one directorate in the continental United States. Overseas, AFN Europe is headquartered at Sembach Kaserne, Germany and consists of 15 subordinate stations in the countries of Bahrain, Belgium, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. AFN Pacific is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan and consists of nine stations in the countries of Diego Garcia, Japan, and South Korea. Stations under AFN Europe and AFN Pacific conduct live local radio shows 12 hours a day Monday through Friday, with the exception of U.S. federal holidays. Stateside, AFN's broadcast operations, which include global radio and television satellite feeds, emanate from the AFN Broadcast Center/Defense Media Center in Riverside, California.
Bob Hope welcomes Jane Russell to Command Performance (1944).
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall being interviewed by the Armed Forces Radio Service
AFN Iraq on-air radio studio. Baghdad, Iraq (April 2004).
A host at American Forces Network Sigonella holds on-air interviews with former NFL players Prince Amukamara, Amobi Okoye and Brandon Bostick in 2023