'Wheel of Fortune' Announcer Jim Thornton Suspended
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Jim Thornton is the announcer for 'Wheel of Fortune.' It is a popular TV game show.
Sony makes the show. Sony has suspended Thornton from his job.
Sony is now looking at some allegations about him. An allegation is a statement that someone did something wrong.
The company has not said what the allegations are about.
Sony says it will find a new person for Thornton's job. This is called recasting.
Thornton will not work on the show right now. It is not clear if he will come back later.
Vocabulary7 words
- announcer
- a person who talks on a TV or radio show
- suspended
- stopped from working for a while
- allegations
- statements that someone did something bad; not yet proven
- investigate
- to look into something carefully to find facts
- recasting
- choosing a new person for a role
- position
- a job
- game show
- a TV show where people play games to win prizes
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1. Announcer 2. Investigating allegations about Thornton 3. True
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Jim Thornton is the _____ for 'Wheel of Fortune.' It is a popular TV game show.
Sony makes the show. Sony has _____ Thornton from his job.
Sony is now looking at some _____ about him. An allegation is a statement that someone did something wrong.
The company has not said what the _____ are about.
Sony says it will find a new person for Thornton's job. This is called _____.
Thornton will not work on the show right now. It is not clear if he will come back later.
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