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Philbin passed away on July 24, his family shared with People. The statement read: 'We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday.

Regis Philbin, a longtime television host, has died. He was 88. “We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” his family told People magazine on Saturday.

How wonderful. Newly minted Olympic champion Missy Franklin of Denver is thinking about becoming Catholic. I have presumed she was Catholic and noted that one of her first comments after winning a gold medal last night was to thank God. Here's what would surprise many conservative Catholics. Her spiritual interest has been roused primarily by her Jesuit high school. I've heard wonderful things about the Kairos retreats over the years and am so glad, that for Missy, Catholic high school is having the impact that it was created to have. "Franklin is not a Catholic, but she said life as...

First Larry King, and now this? Another veteran broadcaster, Regis Philbin, is hanging up his microphone. Philbin made the announcement on Tuesday morning's "Live With Regis and Kelly."

John Walsh just made an appearance on "Live With Regis and Kelly". Kelly Ripa is a big BO fan, and so is her guest host Anderson Cooper. John Walsh, commemorating his 1000th "America's Most Wanted" show, was guest #1. Immediately the conversation turned to Barack Obama. Barack will be on the show with John Walsh. John praised Obama and said, "He has got a piece of legislation passed called the 'Recovery Act' that has put $4 billion out for law enforcement..." or something like that. I shouted at the TV: "It is the PORK BILL, JOHN! AND IT IS A...

Dead at the age of 47 and claiming his illness that lead to his death was mold from his new multimillion dollar "style" home in the most luxurious development in the Ocean City community. Messner was found dead from an apparent hanging suicide. Maybe you are unfamiliar with this "eyesore" to the Worcester County map, but while others sing songs of praise for Messner's annoymous flower donations, others are not quite putting this man next to the Pope. Ocean City Maryland, "America's Number One Family Resort," had the great pleasure of introducing people to Ocean City with the "Wetlands" Adult...

It’s been 37 years since Ringo Starr was a Beatle but he apparently hasn’t forgotten how to be a diva. Starr walked off the set of “Live with Regis and Kelly” yesterday rather than cut short one of his songs. Still, [Ringo's fellow rocker Dave] Stewart blasted the show for trying to force “Ringo’s musical legacy (to) take a back seat to additional banter about the size of Ms. Ripa’s derriere.”

Patrick Fitzgerald ‘78, a well-respected and diligent federal prosecutor, was appointed by George W. Bush as Special Counsel for the ongoing “CIA Leak Case” of October 30, 2003. The “CIA Leak Case” has the potential to be the “Watergate Scandal” of the Bush administration; the case is predicated upon the disclosure of CIA Officer Valerie Plame’s identity to the media. While the disclosure of any CIA officer’s identity constitutes a criminal act, the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity in July 2003 has even greater and further-reaching implications. Valerie Plame is the wife of Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who traveled to...

Story summary: Lech Walesa of Poland will speak about Democracy: The Never-Ending Battle at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Regis University. President Lech Walesa, who led the Solidarity movement in Poland, will speak at Regis University at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the Regis Fieldhouse. He will talk about “Democracy: The Never-Ending Battle.” Recipient of the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, Walesa will become the 12th laureate to speak at Regis University in nine years. He was an electrician when he energized striking works at the shipyards in Gdansk, Poland, leading to the downfall of Communism. He became Poland’s...

January 26, 2004 Prime-Time 'Millionaire' Returning to ABCBy BILL CARTER ho Wants to Be a Millionaire," the most successful game show in the history of prime-time television until ABC burned through its popularity by overexposing it, will return next month, complete with Regis Philbin, the hot seat, the lifelines and the steady progression of cash prizes. ABC is expected to announce today the comeback of "Millionaire," not as a weekly series but as a one-week burst of one-hour shows in the last week of February. This time the show will be called "Super Millionaire," and to distinguish itself from the...

  Under a cloud: Major Ingram 'Tarrant Willed Me To Win' THREATS HAUNT TV MAJOR The army major accused of cheating on a TV quiz show has been fighting back tears as he described his "horrendous" ordeal since the claim was made.Charles Ingram, 39, accused of cheating his way to the £1m jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, told a court his pet cat was shot at, his car was vandalised and he has been abused as he has been sitting in his own garden.Ingram, who allegedly used an accomplice's coded coughs to pocket the £1m, said...