LIVE WITH KELLY Reveals Last Two Finalists for 'Kelly and You' Co-Host Search

By: Oct. 21, 2016
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On today's "LIVE with Kelly," the last two finalists for the "LIVE with Kelly and You" co-host search CONTEST were announced: high-school teacher RICHARD CURTIS of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, and stay-at-home dad DAX HOLT of Anaheim, California. The two went head-to-head with a promo prompter challenge as their final test. On Friday, October 21, the winner of the search will be revealed when he walks out with Kelly Ripa, live, on the air.

All week long, the top five contenders faced off in the studio for their shot at co-hosting with Ripa for the day. The competition was fierce, with "LIVE"'s viewers generating more than 2.5 million video views across "LIVE"'s social-media platforms alone. The talented group was narrowed down to Curtis and Holt after eliminations were made on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

"LIVE with Kelly" is distributed in national Syndication by Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution. The show is produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman and Kelly Ripa. Visit "LIVE" on the web at LiveKelly.com, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@LiveKelly), and Snapchat (LiveKelly).



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