User:Daniel Benfield/The Ties That Bind

It's actually kinda surprising how many Wheel alumni have worked on other shows with other Wheel alumni. As such, here (in what's very likely an incomplete list) are The Ties That Bind.

Note that this doesn't include guest stars (because otherwise we'd be here all day), people like Lin Bolen, Fred Silverman, and Alan Thicke (who, while very influential in the show's run, weren't on the production staff), or any Jeopardy! connections (since it and Wheel share a good portion of staff).

Hosts

 * Chuck Woolery (1973/1975-81)
 * Hosted the California Lottery game show The Big Spin (1985), with Charlie O'Donnell as announcer.
 * Hosted Love Connection (1983-94), which had Johnny Gilbert as announcer for part of its run.
 * Edd Byrnes (1974)
 * Pat Sajak (1981-89, daytime; 1983-, nighttime)


 * Rolf Benirschke (1989, daytime)
 * Bob Goen (1989-91, daytime)
 * Hosted Blackout in 1988, announced by Johnny Gilbert.
 * David Sidoni (1997-98, daytime)


 * Alex Trebek (filled in for Chuck and Pat in 1980, 1985, and 1997)

Hostesses

 * Susan Stafford (1974-81; guest hostess, 1986 daytime)
 * Vanna White (tryout hostess, 1982; permanent hostess, 1982-)
 * Tanika Ray/Cyber Lucy (1997-98, daytime; also the announcer on Wheel 2000)


 * Arte Johnson (filled in for Susan in 1977, likely to promote his upcoming game show Knockout)
 * Summer Bartholomew (sub-hostess during at least 1977 and 1979; tryout hostess, 1982)
 * Cynthia Washington (sub-hostess, 1979)
 * Vicki McCarty (tryout hostess, 1982)
 * Tricia Gist (sub-hostess, 1991 nighttime)
 * Lesly Sajak (sub-hostess, 1997)
 * Katie Cantrell (sub-hostess, 2011)

Announcers

 * Mike Lawrence (1973)
 * Charlie O'Donnell (1974-80/1989-2010; was also sub-announcer in 1985 and 1988)
 * Announced for the unsold game show Split Decision (1985), directed by Jeff Goldstein.
 * Jack Clark (1980-88)
 * Announced for Second Chance (1977), created and produced by Bill Carruthers.
 * Competed during a Game Show Hosts Tourney on Card Sharks (1980), which also had Alex Trebek.
 * M. G. Kelly (1988-89)
 * Jim Thornton (sub-announcer, 2010-11; permanent announcer, 2011-)


 * Don Morrow (sub-announcer, 1980)
 * Johnny Gilbert (sub-announcer during 1988, 1995, and 2010)
 * Don Pardo (sub-announcer, 1988 nighttime shows at Radio City Music Hall)


 * Rich Fields (sub-announcer, 2010-11)
 * Tried out for The Price Is Right following Rod Roddy's death in 2003, as did Jim Thornton.
 * Lora Cain (sub-announcer, 2011)
 * Joe Cipriano (sub-announcer, 2011)
 * Announced on the 1997-98 Pictionary, produced by Nancy Jones.
 * John Cramer (sub-announcer, 2011)

Production Staff

 * Merv Griffin (executive producer, 1973-99; co-executive producer, 1999-2000 {was also the show's creator})
 * Bill Carruthers (producer/director, 1973)
 * Created and produced Second Chance (1977), which had Jack Clark as announcer.
 * Ed Flesh (set designer, 1974-81)


 * Nancy Jones (co-production assistant, 1974; co-producer, 1975-76; sole producer, 1976-95)
 * Later produced Pictionary (1997-98), hosted by Alan Thicke with Joe Cipriano as announcer.


 * Marty Pasetta (director, 1974)
 * Jeff Goldstein (director, 1975-78)
 * Directed the unsold game show Split Decision (1985), announced by Charlie O'Donnell.
 * Dick Carson (director, 1978-99)
 * Mark Corwin (associate director, approx. 1976-99; main director, 1999-2013)
 * Bob Cisneros (sub-director, 2013; main director, 2013-)
 * Kevin McCarthy (sub-director, 2013)
 * Robert Ennis Jr. (sub-director, 2013)


 * Harry Friedman (producer, 1995-99; co-executive producer, 1999-2000; sole executive producer, 2000-)