Michael Strahan to co-host 'Live!' with Kelly Ripa - Report

Michael Strahan will be the permanent co-host of Live! alongside Kelly Ripa reports Broadcasting & Cable.

The show announced this week that Kelly's permanent co-host will debut on September 4 without naming who it was. I'm a little shocked by the choice. Maybe Strahan was polling well with the viewers during his guest appearance in June.

From Broadcasting & Cable:

ABC is expected to announce in early September that Michael Strahan will take over as the cohost of Live! alongside Kelly Ripa, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.

Even when he assumes the new role, Strahan is expected to remain in his role with Fox NFL Sunday, as first reported by Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times. The long-running ABC franchise originates weekdays from New York, while Fox's popular NFL studio programming is in Los Angeles.

Strahan, a former defensive star in the NFL, was also the star of a (brief) sitcom for Fox, Brothers.