NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest was named co-host of the morning chat show “Live” with Kelly Ripa on Monday, ending a yearlong search for a marquee name as Michael Strahan’s successor. “Nice to see you, partner,” Seacrest said as he walked onto the New York set of the show made famous by Regis Philbin. Seacrest, 42, is a busy show-biz presence, hosting ABC’s New Year’s Eve show, red carpet coverage on E! Since then, she’s worked with a series of guest co-hosts like Jerry O’Connell, Fred Savage and Andy Cohen. “Ryan is a close friend and his star shines as brightly off camera as it does on,” Ripa said.

Source: Daily Sun May 01, 2017 13:47 UTC