Kelly Ripa finally getting a permanent co-host this morning, to be named on the air

By The Associated Press
January 09 2025 04:58 AM

CP19992422 — This Feb. 8, 2012 photo shows former football player Michael Strahan, right, and host Kelly Ripa during Strahan\'s guest-host appearance on "Live! with Kelly," in New York. Strahan is getting a permanent job in morning television as Kelly Ripa\'s co-host. Strahan replaces Regis Philbin on the syndicated "Live! With Kelly" show, adding his name to the title. The gap-toothed former New York Giant is currently a host of "Fox NFL Sunday." He was one of several men to get tryouts with Ripa as the show rotated several potential replacements since Philbin left last November. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC Domestic TV, Sandy SooHoo)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Kelly Ripa is introducing her new co-host this morning — and it’s expected to be Michael Strahan.

She will welcome her new partner when the show airs beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.

Producers of “Live! With Kelly” have not confirmed who would fill the void left by Regis Philbin when he retired last November. But Strahan has been in negotiations and is believed to have landed the job.

Strahan, 40, is a former NFL star and currently a host of “Fox NFL Sunday.”

Ripa has been without a permanent co-host since Philbin retired from the show. Since then, she has welcomed 59 guest co-hosts. Several of them, including Strahan, were under consideration for the permanent job.

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