Crack open the Kleenex and let the countdown to farewell begin: Retiring TV personality Regis Philbin has revealed that Nov. 18 will be his last day as co-host of the longrunning breakfast gabfest Live! with Regis & Kelly.
June 20th, 2011 by Castina
Tagged as: Andy Cohen,Mark Consuelos,Regis Philbin,Ryan Seacrest,TV,TV News
Regis Philbin is still set to hang up his hat as one-half of the ABC morning gabfest Live! in November, and the hunt is narrowing for the new gabber who’ll join Kelly Ripa for dish with a side of danish weekday mornings at nine. The Wall Street Journal suggests that American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest, Bravo prez Andy Cohen, and Mark Consuelos — Mr. Ripa himself — have emerged as the frontrunners in the race to replace Reege.
Regis Philbin will release a new memoir this fall and we can hardly wait to hear his war stories about life with pal Kathie Lee Gifford and Renaissance Woman Kelly Ripa!
It’s been less than 24 hours since morning show icon Regis Philbin joined Oprah Winfrey and Larry King as the latest TV pioneer to hang up his microphone. Ater 28 years as the face of Live!, Philbin is retiring. The show’s producers said Live! will continue without Regis, and a new co-host will be named in the coming months — and we’re already hearing whispers about the next professional gabber who may join sud star-turned-hostess Kelly Ripa.
First up: Ryan Seacrest.
After nearly 30 years as host of ABC’s breakfast gabfest – Live! — veteran broadcaster Regis Philbin announced his retirement from the weekday talk show on Tuesday morning.