GARYTALK.COM (11/20/2015) – Today, we’re looking back to February 2, 2012, when, after a long and welcome presence on television, Regis Philbin decided coming in to the studio everyday was no longer for him. He turned the reigns over to his, then, on air partner, Kelly Ripa.
This is what I wrote about the change while a search was going on to find a replacement partner for Ripa. It took awhile to find someone to compliment Kelly and then, lo and behold, there was Michael Strahan. The following was written before Strahan joined the new team.