# @wspatv on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6Mg09IH5T
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70184388-wspatv-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-05T14:39:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WSPA 7News | Spartanburg SC (@wspatv) — https://gondola.cc/wspatv

## Caption

Sony Pictures Television has fired longtime "Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton over an incident on a Los Angeles-bound flight involving his participation in an online chatroom.

“Following a thorough investigation, Jim Thornton’s employment with Wheel of Fortune has been terminated, effective immediately,” a studio spokesperson told KTLA Friday afternoon.

The incident unfolded in May aboard an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Los Angeles.

See link in bio for the full story.

#WheelOfFortune #JimThornton #SonyPicturesTelevision
#EntertainmentNews #AmericanAirlines #GameShowNews #LosAngelesNews

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sonypicturestelevision, losangelesnews, wheeloffortune, gameshownews, entertainmentnews, americanairlines, jimthornton

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