Chuck Woolery, the charismatic game show host who kicked off the long run of Wheel of Fortune before spending 11 years playing matchmaker on Love Connection, has died. He was 83.

Chuck Woolery, the affable game show host who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, died at his home in Texas with his wife,

Chuck Woolery, the original host of “Wheel of Fortune,” has died. Woolery, one of the hosts of "The $250,000 Game Show Spectacular," poses during a reception following the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Las Vegas Hilton October 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images