Charlie O'Donnell (born August 12, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a television announcer best known for his work on Wheel of Fortune. is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Jeopardy!. Three contestants compete against each other to solve a word puzzle similar to those seen in the game Hangman. ...

O'Donnell began his career in 1958, working with Dick Clark on American Bandstand. This led to several stints as a disc jockey on Los Angeles radio (most notably on legendary Pasadena station KRLA), and later as news anchorman on Los Angeles television station KCOP-TV, the home of The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough during its initial syndicated reigns. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dick Clark redirects here. ... Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... KRLA AM 870 is a conservative talk radio station owned by Salem Communications. ... KCOP, channel 13, is a television station in Los Angeles, California. ... // The Jokers Wild was an American game show of the 1970s and 1980s, billed as the game where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He also made a full-time career as an announcer on many television shows throughout the decades, with such series as The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough, Card Sharks and The $100,000 Pyramid (again working with Dick Clark). He has also served as announcer for the American Music Awards, the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards. // The Jokers Wild was an American game show of the 1970s and 1980s, billed as the game where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ... Pyramid is an American television game show where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases, based on descriptions that were given to them, in the shortest amount of time. ... The American Music Awards show is one of four annual major US music awards shows (the others being the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). ... An Emmy Award. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

He may be best known as the announcer for Wheel of Fortune. O'Donnell has served as the show's announcer from 1975 (introducing the show until the early-1990s as "Wheeeeeeellllllll of Fortune"), with the exception of a period from 1980-88 when Jack Clark and M.G. Kelly served as announcers (due to a commitment to Pyramid and before that with Barry & Enright and later Chuck Barris Productions). Several months following the death of Clark in 1988, O'Donnell returned as permanent Wheel announcer. During Jack Clark's tenure, O'Donnell would periodically fill in for him on the daytime version. Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Jeopardy!. Three contestants compete against each other to solve a word puzzle similar to those seen in the game Hangman. ... Jack Clark (December 13, 1921 - July 21, 1988) was a American game show emcee and announcer. ... M.G. Kelly (also known as Machine Gun Kelly) is an actor, disc jockey and radio personality from Los Angeles, California. ... Chuck Barris (born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3, 1929) is an American game show producer of the 1960s and 1970s and author. ...

Among the game show companies O'Donnell worked for as a primary announcer includes Merv Griffin Productions (1975-80 and 1989-present), Barry & Enright Productions (1981-86), and Chuck Barris Productions (1986-89). Charlie has also announced game shows for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (Card Sharks, Trivia Trap, Family Feud, To Tell The Truth); Bob Stewart Productions, and for Hill-Eubanks Group's All Star Secrets and The Guinness Game. Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ... Trivia Trap was a U.S. game show that originally ran from October 8, 1984 to April 5, 1985 on ABC. Hosted by Bob Eubanks, two teams of three players played. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nipsey Russell, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen and Kitty Carlisle from the 1969-78 version. ... All Star Secrets was an NBC daytime game show the aired from January 8, 1979 - August 10 of the same year. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Charlie also provides narration for several online videos on the website Encyclomedia.com.