No, you haven't tuned
into the alternate universe version of TV Squad. What you are seeing here is true blue. According to Extra,
Rosie O'Donnell has been named as the replacement for Meredith Riviera on ABC's The View. Meredith is
replacing Katie Couric on NBC's Today show when Katie moves to anchor the CBS Evening News this
summer. Rosie was on the short list of candidates that included Connie Chung, Patricia Heaton from Everybody Loves
Raymond and current CNN American Morning anchor Soledad O'Brien.
ABC will make the official announcement on Friday, April 28th. From 1996-2001 O'Donnell hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show that was a critical and popular success. She is currently executive producer of The Big Gay Show, a comedy sketch show that will appear on the Logo network.
[via Zap2It -- thanks Anthony!]
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