Jack Clark

Jack Clark (November 25, 1925 – July 21, 1988) was the second official announcer on Wheel of Fortune. After the daytime version of Wheel was canceled (and promptly reversed) in 1980, original announcer Charlie O'Donnell left to work on The Toni Tennille Show. It is believed that Don Morrow filled in for one week before Clark took over on August 11, 1980. He stayed with the daytime version through 1988, and announced on the nighttime syndicated version when it began in 1983.

Clark stayed with the nighttime version through its summertime reruns during mid-1988, where he recorded new fee plugs which were added to the reruns. However, it soon became evident that he was too ill to continue announcing, so Pat and Vanna read the fee plugs for the rest of the summer. By the beginning of season 6 in September 1988, M. G. Kelly stepped in as temporary announcer until March 1989, when O'Donnell returned.

Besides Wheel, Jack was heard on the game shows Split Second, The New $25,000 Pyramid and Password. He also hosted the shows 100 Grand, Dealer's Choice and The Cross-Wits, and several unsold game show pilots.