Chuck Woolery ... Dawn on The Merv Griffin Show, Woolery caught the attention of host and producer Merv Griffin, who invited him to audition for a new game show concept called Shopper’s Bazaar.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering ...