Regis Philbin to Retire from “Live”
9:24 am, January 18th, 2011
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Regis Philbin is leaving his long-running daytime talk show.
The legendary broadcaster made the announcement at the start of this morning’s “Live with Regis and Kelly.”
“This will be my last year on the show. It’s been a long time, it’s been 28 years since I’ve been here. And it was the biggest thrill of my life,” said Philbin.
“There is a time that everything must come to an end for certain people on camera, especially certain old people.”
His co-host Kelly Ripa told Philbin, “I wish I could do something to change your mind.”
The 79-year-old TV fixture will step down around the end of the summer.
No official departure date has been given.
The Disney-ABC Television Group plans to name a new partner for Ripa.
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