{"id":284352,"date":"2019-11-30T18:06:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T01:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1098302"},"modified":"2019-11-30T18:06:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T01:06:40","slug":"pat-sajak-makes-his-first-public-appearance-3-weeks-after-undergoing-emergency-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/pat-sajak-makes-his-first-public-appearance-3-weeks-after-undergoing-emergency-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sajak Makes His First Public Appearance 3 Weeks After Undergoing Emergency Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/20191030\/rs_600x600-191130160409-600.pat-sajak.ct.113019.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"42.38445807771\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"25.627811860941\">\n<p><strong>Pat Sajak<\/strong> looks like he&#8217;s&nbsp;having some&nbsp;lighthearted fun as he heals from his emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> host&nbsp;showed his pride for the&nbsp;Washington Capitals, as he was spotted attending the hockey game on Friday night. The 73-year-old star was joined by his daughter,&nbsp;<strong>Maggie<\/strong>, for the special occasion.<\/p>\n<p>For the game, the father-daughter duo also rocked their team&#8217;s gear with Pat&nbsp;sporting&nbsp;a black baseball cap and red jacket with the Capitals logo. His daughter also donned their colors, wearing an off-white sweater and red pants.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the game on Friday, the <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> host enjoyed Thanksgiving with his nearest and dearest. He even took to Twitter to share a funny post about his gathering.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At our Thanksgiving meal today we discussed politics (&#8220;Who votes for more cranberries?&#8221;), gender issues (&#8220;Is that a boy bird or a girl bird?&#8221;) and climate change (&#8220;That oven is making it warm in here!&#8221;),&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patsajak\/status\/1200172180128047104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheekily wrote<\/a>. &#8220;Hope you&#8217;re having a good one, too!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.242424242424\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5.8181818181818\">\n<p>Before that, he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patsajak\/status\/1199683114219528192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a>, &#8220;I&#8217;m planning another Earth-friendly Thanksgiving. After over-indulging on our traditional turkey dinner, I plan to take a long nap instead of burning fossil fuel in my car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33.004750593824\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"9.4299287410926\">\n<p>The news of Pat&#8217;s first public outing comes nearly three weeks after he had to undergo an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1091373\/vanna-white-to-host-wheel-of-fortune-as-pat-sajak-undergoes-emergency-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emergency surgery<\/a> to &#8220;correct a blocked intestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is resting comfortably and looking forward to getting back to work,&#8221; the <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WheelofFortune\/status\/1192930873303130112?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> account shared at the time. &#8220;Taping resumed today as scheduled and <strong>Vanna White<\/strong> has stepped in as host.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming season of the beloved competition show will air on December 9.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\"><i>E! News<\/i> returns weekday mornings at the beginning of 2020!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1098302\/pat-sajak-makes-his-first-public-appearance-3-weeks-after-undergoing-emergency-surgery?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Sajak looks like he&#8217;s&nbsp;having some&nbsp;lighthearted fun as he heals from his emergency surgery. The Wheel of Fortune host&nbsp;showed his pride for the&nbsp;Washington Capitals, as he was spotted attending the hockey game on Friday night. The 73-year-old star was joined by his daughter,&nbsp;Maggie, for the special occasion. 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