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Regis Philbin Says Goodbye to Daytime TV

For more News and Updates subscribe or go to www.newzar... The VIPs were up unusually early Friday morning, walking the red carpet at the crack of dawn in front of the ABC studios on West 66th Street and Columbus Avenue, getting ready for the big Regis Philbin finale. "Friends are being flown in from Hollywood," Mr. Philbin said, with some degree of amazement, the day before his final day on the job. That group of celebrities -- identities unconfirmed by the show's staff before the big day -- included many based here on the East Coast too Katie Couric; the woman who replaced her on the "The Today Show," who herself has since left that NBC morning program, Meredith Viera; another "Today" veteran, Bryant Gumbel; Diane Sawyer and Joan Lundon, who were both on ABC's "Good Morning America" show were there; Frank Gifford, the husband of Mr. Philbin's former on-air partner, Kathie Lee Gifford; the actress Jane Krakowski; and the actors Alan Alda and Tony Danza. They were among other invited guests in the audience for the last edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly" and they will take part in a cake and champagne party for the outgoing host in the studio afterward.

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