When is regis philbin last day on his show

Thinking of him and of course Joy and the girls," another fan added. For Kathie Lee, Regis was more than just her other half on morning television who was quick to crack a joke or ask about her husband and kids. He was one of her best friends. I simply adored him and every day with him was a gift," the former co-host of TODAY's fourth hour wrote on Instagram after his death.

She also contributes business and technology coverage to NBCNews. Just kidding. While no new co-host has yet been named for Philbin's right-hand woman Kelly Ripa we here at EW had some suggestions of our own, however , the two discussed finding a replacement. Ripa, who joined Philbin in after Kathie Lee Gifford exited, fired back by saying that she was just looking for someone, "Alive and breathing. Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors.

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In , he teamed with Kathie Lee Johnson, a year before she married former football star Frank Gifford, and the show went national in Gifford left the show in I called my agent, and we made a full assault on ABC in L.

He later jokingly referred to himself as the man who saved ABC. Philbin appeared to love every minute of it. I know this business. I was perfectly content with my morning show. There are no more mountains for me to climb.