# Wheel of Fortune Announcer Let Go After Chatroom Incident | Colorado Springs News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/wheel-of-fortune-announcer-let-go-after-chatroom-incident-colorado-springs-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/wheel-of-fortune-announcer-let-go-after-chatroom-incident-colorado-springs-news.md Podcast: [Colorado Springs News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285) Published: 2026-09-05T07:55:19+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/e8b8fd5159e93d4e Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/804ad329-15b2-4635-bc3c-ce72d0c1583e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/episodes/wheel-of-fortune-announcer-let-go-after-chatroom-incident-colorado-springs-news Duration seconds: 84 ## Resource Jim Thornton, the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer since 2011, has been fired after an incident on a May flight where messages he sent in a chatroom raised alarms with a passenger who claimed they involved minors. Though not arrested, Thornton was questioned by authorities upon landing in LAX. His attorney insists he was trying to access a suicide prevention forum and accidentally entered a chatroom for people with pedophilic thoughts β€” a claim he’s been advocating as part of his personal suicide prevention work. The controversy led to his suspension before the official termination, ending a 13-year run on the iconic game show. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/e8b8fd5159e93d4e ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/episodes/wheel-of-fortune-announcer-let-go-after-chatroom-incident-colorado-springs-news/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/wheel-of-fortune-announcer-let-go-after-chatroom-incident-colorado-springs-news.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.