Thornton

Jim Thornton: Wheel of Fortune star’s family, net worth and salary in focus after suspension over ‘plane incident’

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Jim Thornton, 61, is suspended from Wheel of Fortune following an incident on May 14 during a flight.

Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton, 61, has been suspended by producer Sony Pictures Television due to an alleged incident that occurred on a commercial flight earlier this year. The studio has confirmed that it is temporarily substituting the experienced voiceover artist while it conducts an internal investigation into the situation. Jim Thornton, 61, is … Read more

In 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn escaped slavery in Kentucky and fled to Canada; 154 years later, archaeologists uncovered their lost home

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In 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn escaped slavery in Kentucky and fled to Canada; 154 years later, archaeologists uncovered their lost home

On a summer day in 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn left Louisville with little certainty about what awaited them. They were enslaved, newly married and facing the possibility that Lucie could be sold away from her husband. Their escape began on a steamboat and took them through Cincinnati and into Michigan, where they tried to … Read more