I told the guy to do whatever he had. That was it. Ripa said she gets down to Berlin, about 90 miles south of New York near Philadelphia, to see her family every other week. And right now, things are changing quickly for Ripa. The soap opera press, she said, is almost always kind and careful not to criticize. But already, the tabloids have spread rumors of a fight between her and Gifford, which she said is untrue.
The Philadelphia 76ers basketball team sent her a jersey with her name on it. The rock band Grateful Dead sent her two shipping cartons of gourmet popcorn. All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Times Events. Times Store. He began his career as an NBC page, and then a television stagehand, before working in early morning radio, reporting from a small news wagon in San Diego.
What he really craved, however, was to entertain others. Nothing quite gelled till the night he watched television host Jack Paar come out and do his shtick. He went on to host a number of other talk shows before finally hitting pay dirt in , when he signed on to co-host A.
This was before Oprah … before Phil [Donahue] could even get located in L. We were the number-one talk show in L. One thing he insisted on was no rehearsing before going on air. It would have to be live and spontaneous and fun. Michael Gelman, his longtime executive producer, says Philbin takes pain not to upstage anyone, co-hosts or celebrities.
He props them up. He supports them. When Gifford left, Philbin went solo for a while, trying out various guest hosts, including the actress Kelly Ripa, who passed the spontaneity test with flying colors. Live with Regis and Kelly continues to garner the top-rated spot for a show of its kind, and Ripa says Philbin has proved to be the consummate teacher. He maintained his likability in part because he didn't have the TMZs of the world tailing him as he became big.
He didn't quarrel with his cohorts; he's pretty much universally regarded as a good guy. But, as they say, the show must go on. While there may not be anyone in today's television arena who can fill Philbin's shoes, Kelly Ripa 's got to share her coffee with someone.
Below, a look at ten potential candidates for the job:. Mark Consuelos. Ripa's husband has often filled in for Philbin. A soap opera star with impossibly white teeth, Consuelos and Ripa make a lovely on-air pair.
But will upbeat husband-wife banter be too cute for some viewers to stomach in the morning? Anderson Cooper. Another favorite Philbin fill-in, with his "Live" stints, Cooper shows that his less-serious side is as watchable as his CNN fare. But there's a scheduling conflict: Last year, Cooper inked a deal to debut his own daytime TV talk show in fall Alec Baldwin.
He's got the gravitas, the gait and the grays of a man who knows the ins and outs of the entertainment industry. And he's funny. While Jack Donaghy fans might be loathe to see the "30 Rock" star move to daytime TV, watching him grill celebrities and the people who want to be them could make up for it.
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