Regis Philbin Retires, Talks About Replacement, Teases Reality Television Spin-Off

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By the time you read this, Regis Philbin will have delivered his final Live! broadcast.

“I don’t know. I have nothing, don’t know what is coming next,” the 80-year-old told E! Online. “I think reality [TV] is a phase, it’s not the truth… but you know, it entertains a lot of people.”

He also said that he would not be involved in deciding who his successor will be.

“Frankly I’d like to stay out of it…I don’t wanna disappoint other people who are looking for the job,” Philbin said. “Kelly is a great little storyteller in her own right. I tell ya, its not as easy as it looks, this cohosting thing. It just wasn’t for me. So we’ll see what happens, I’m interested myself to see who gets it.”

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Murtz Jaffer is the world's foremost reality television expert and was the host of Reality Obsessed which aired on the TVTropolis and Global Reality Channels in Canada. He has professional writing experience at the Toronto Sun, National Post, TV Guide Canada, TOROMagazine.com and was a former producer at Entertainment Tonight Canada. He was also the editor at Weekendtrips.com.