New “Deal” for Howie Mandel
3:01 pm, January 10th, 2010
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With the departure of David Hasselhoff from “America’s Got Talent,” comes the official word today that funnyman Howie Mandel will take his place, joining judges Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan on the NBC competition show.
NBC Universal Television chairman Jeff Gaspin, who has been busy today with announcements, confirmed, ”David is leaving ‘America’s Got Talent’ and, yes, Howie Mandel is replacing him.”
Gaspin explained, “Howie was a big part of our schedule for the last several years with ‘Deal or No Deal.’ We thought he did a phenomenal job. If you think about an expertise, Howie has had a Vegas show for years and he constantly performs in Las Vegas. We thought, ‘Not only is he a great communicator, but he is an expert.’”
NBC will no longer produce new episodes of “Deal of No Deal,” leaving dozens of leggy models left to hold empty cases.
Sad.
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