Dawn of a New Today for Kathie Lee Gifford?
Kathie Lee Gifford by Jesse Grant/WireImage.com
Is Kathie Lee Gifford joining the
Today show team? Yes, if we are to believe
Newsday's TV blog. FTV Live, a subscription-only site for the news biz that apparently has the "exclusive."
FTV claims that Gifford skews "older female," making her a perfect choice to anchor
Today's fourth hour. It's unclear what this scoop means for Ann Curry and/or Natalie Morales and/or Hoda Kotb, who currently share anchor duties there.
Gay, for one, supports the idea, saying that with Rosie O'Donnell MIA from daytime, "it's all become so bland and tired. Yes, of course, Reeg is still great. And sure, I love Babs Walters, but the dear girl isn't on all the time, and when she's not (even when she is)
The View is so dreadfully polite." (I am now convinced that "Verne Gay" is my nana's pen name.)
I, for one, remember Gifford's tenure on
Regis and Kathie Lee with a mixture of amusement and horror. She's kind of kind of isn't.
What do you think? Is this a good idea for
Today? For "KLG"? WWRD (What Would Regis Do)? -
Mickey O'Connor
