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Jim Thornton: The voice of “Wheel of Fortune” remembers his time at Marshall.

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Marshall University alumnus Jim Thornton, the voice behind Wheel of Fortune, returned to campus as the 2025 Homecoming Grand Marshal.
Thornton’s career has taken him from WMUL-FM to Hollywood, but his heart never left the Herd.
Read more about his journey at https://bit.ly/3ILueX9.

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