Michael Strahan Leaving LIVE! With Kelly and Michael For Good Morning America

Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan is throwing up the deuces, to Kelly Ripa on LIVE! With Kelly and Michael. After 4 years on the show, he will join Good Morning America full-time, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

There’s been no official announcement yet on when Strahan will exit LIVE! and who will replace him. Strahan’s exit was announced by ABC News president James Goldston in an e-mail to staffers on Tuesday morning.

I want to share some exciting news about our GMA family. The deeply talented Michael Strahan, who currently joins Robin, George, Lara, Amy and Ginger twice a week, will expand his role to appear full-time in the mornings on GMA starting in September. Michael has been a stellar addition to the broadcast. Over the past two years on GMA, he’s proven to be a tireless and versatile broadcaster with an incredible ability to connect with people, from veterans to American pop culture icons and newsmakers. He will end a four year run as Kelly Ripa’s co-host on LIVE!, where he has honed his skills as an interviewer with genuine warmth and a quick wit. At GMA he’ll now have even more opportunities to tell stories that inspire, inform and empower people. I’m delighted to welcome Michael to GMA each and every morning. I can’t wait to see what this incredibly talented team will bring our viewers next.

Live! with Kelly and Michael is a syndicated morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan. Executive-produced by Michael Gelman, the show has aired since 1983 locally on WABC-TV in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Live began as The Morning Show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Cyndy Garvey; the show rose to national prominence as Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which ran for 12 years and continuing as Live with Regis and Kelly for another decade before Ripa, after hosting with guest co-hosts for nearly a year, was paired with former NFL star Michael Strahan.

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