Updated Sept. 1, 2026, 7:04 p.m. ET
Jim Thornton, the announcer for “Wheel of Fortune,” has been suspended from the present following unspecified allegations.
In a Sept. 1 assertion to USA TODAY, a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Television mentioned, “We have recently been made aware of allegations concerning Jim Thornton. He has been suspended from Wheel of Fortune and we are recasting while we conduct a thorough investigation.”
TMZ was first to report the information.
Thornton, who additionally proclaims for “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” has been with the syndicated recreation present since 2010, when he was one of the visitor announcers who tried out for the position following the loss of life of Charlie O’Donnell, who had been on the mic for greater than 25 years.
Before Thornton formally landed the position in 2011, he additionally auditioned to be Rod Roddy’s alternative on “The Price is Right.”
In 2021, he added the spinoff “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” to his résumé. Both “Wheel” exhibits are hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White.
Thornton, who started his broadcasting profession in 1983, has additionally labored in radio as an anchor for KNX News 1070 AM.