LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY
Live with Kelly and Ryan is an American syndicated morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Executive produced by Michael Gelman, the Live with . . . show formula has aired under various hosts since 1983 locally on WABC-TV in New York City and 1988 nationwide. As of 2016, it is produced by WABC. Live! with Regis and Kelly's young-audience demographics increased by 80 percent, with Ripa credited for bringing “a new life to the show”. Shortly after celebrating his and Ripa’s 10th anniversary together, Philbin announced on January 18, 2011 that he would leave Live!. The show then held a “Regis Farewell Celebration Season”, showcasing Philbin’s top moments from 28 years on the program. His final show aired November 18, 2011. (More from Wikipedia)
One local band that is a personal favorite, the Rochelle Harper Band has a little more prominence than most, and they have been active on the Coast the whole time I have lived here (more than 15 years). I have two of their CD’s that were released about 6 years apart, Live at Castaways (Castaways is another long-lived nightclub in Ocean Springs) and Mississippi Hippie Blues (the title song “Mississippi Hippie Blues” is also called “The Shed Song”, after the popular barbecue and blues joint near Ocean Springs called The Shed – they won a national competition on Live with Regis and Kelly several years ago and achieved some odd measure of fame when their website was hacked last year by a Jihadi terrorist group).
(December 2015)
