Longtime "Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended from the show pending an investigation, reports say. The suspension comes amid unspecified allegations, and a search for a new ...

"Wheel of Fortune" did not use an announcer during its recent taping ... following the firing of longtime announcer Jim Thornton after he was caught on a child pedophile website, TMZ has learned.

Jim Thornton's firing from "Wheel of Fortune" follows an investigation and allegations tied to an American Airlines flight incident in May.