The Hollywood Reporter today reports that Michael Strahan, who co-hosts “Live with Kelly and Michael” with Kelly Rippa, will be exiting the show in September and is heading to “Good Morning America” full-time this fall.
“I look forward to continuing to work with the incredible team at GMA. It is an exciting opportunity to be able to bring unique stories and voices to the audience,” said Strahan in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to an Associated Press report:
Strahan has worked a couple of days a week at GMA for the past two years, but he always has to leave midway through to head to the Live with Kelly and Michael studio on Manhattan’s upper West Side. He’s joining the show’s regular cast of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Lara Logan, Amy Robach and Ginger Zee. Good Morning America leads the network morning shows in ratings, but its competition with second place Today on NBC has gotten tighter in recent months. … Ripa and Strahan won an Emmy last year for outstanding entertainment talk show hosts. The show has commitments to be on the air at least through 2020. My departure will be bittersweet, Strahan said. Kelly has been an unbelievable partner, and I am so thankful to her and the entire team.
AP also reports that a search for his “Live” replacement begins in the fall.
Contributing: Associated Press
