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Regis Philbin, effervescent TV everyman, dies @ 88
Regis Philbin, the effervescent broadcast personality whose everyman shtick, pithy one-liners and ability to relate to a live studio audience on talk shows such as “Live! With Regis and Kelly” kept him face-to-face with America for seven decades, has died.
Philbin died Friday of natural causes, his family said in a statement provided to the Times. He was 88.
"His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him — for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about," Philbin's family said. "We thank his fans and admirers for their incredible support over his 60-year career and ask for privacy as we mourn his loss."
Self-effacing and given to amusing and sometimes sarcastic banter about the mundane ups and downs of life — a visit from his mother-in-law, a night at the Mets game — Philbin became a familiar and comfortable guest in America’s living rooms while perfecting the format of television morning talk shows.
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