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Reports: 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer suspended from show following allegations

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Jim Thornton became the announcer of “Wheel of Fortune” in 2011.

The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Reports: 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer suspended from show following allegations". WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) frames it as "Longtime 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer suspended".

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Sep 2, 12:22 AM

Reports: 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer suspended from show following allegations

Jim Thornton became the announcer of “Wheel of Fortune” in 2011.

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WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa)News report · Sep 1, 11:46 PM

Longtime 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer suspended

Jim Thornton, the longtime announcer on the popular television game show "Wheel of Fortune," has been suspended by Sony Pictures Television Studios.

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Sep 1, 11:46 PM: WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) joined the source map.

Sep 2, 12:22 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

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