A new era in daytime television began today when Kelly Ripa introduced Ryan Seacrest as the permanent co-host joining her on “Live.” (Pawel Kaminski/Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution)We’re about to have a lot more Ryan Seacrest in our lives. On Monday morning, ABC host Kelly Ripa announced that Seacrest — former “American Idol” host and inescapable pop culture personality — is her new permanent co-host on “Live,” the second-most-watched daytime show on television. This means that, in addition to “Live” every weekday morning, Seacrest will be:On the radio every day, hosting “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” on weekdays and “American Top 40” on the weekends. On ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” on Dec. 31. “With Ryan, ‘Live’ has a new co-host who is a master of live TV, as well as a terrific interviewer with tens of thousands of hours of live broadcasting experience,” longtime “Live” producer Michael Gelman said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 14:20 UTC