Regis Philbin out for heart surgery
CNN's Anderson Cooper is the first in a series of fill-ins
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A series of fill-ins will take the chair of Regis Philbin for around five weeks as he takes time off for heart bypass surgery. CNN's Anderson Cooper is the first co-host.
Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 10:08 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is the first to fill in for Regis Philbin, who's out for heart bypass surgery.
His first guest, Chris Rock, asked Cooper why he was hosting "Live With Regis and Kelly" instead of covering hurricanes and floods as he usually does for CNN. Rock said "you're the disaster guy!"
Cooper will be followed by a series of fill-ins, including Howie Mandell, Pat Sajak, Jeff Probst and Donald Trump. Philbin's expected to be out five weeks.
Kelly Ripa says Philbin has received "thousands" of get-well e-mails on the show's Web site, including one that suggested that he save the plaque that will be removed from his arteries and give it to Ripa.
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