Former talk-show hosts

Former talk-show hosts

Former talk-show hosts, Elisabeth Hasselbeck recently announced her departure from "The View" and her new gig as a co-host for "Fox & Friends." And as they depart, a former talk show host looks to make a return. Find out what other former talk-show hosts are doing now.

Tyra Banks

Supermodel Tyra Banks hosted "The Tyra Banks Show," which focused on a wide variety of topics, including women's issues .

Wayne Brady

Actor and comedian Wayne Brady was the host of "The Wayne Brady Show," in which he interviewed celebrities and entertained the audience with his famous improvisational singing .

Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue first hosted "The Phil Donahue Show" locally before it became a nationally syndicated show . After almost 7,000 shows, it ended in 1996.

Arsenio Hall

Comedian Arsenio Hall popularized fist pumping, barking and a special section of his audience  on his late-night talk show, "The Arsenio Hall Show."

Bonnie Hunt

Actress and comedian Bonnie Hunt included her mother by webcam  in a reoccurring segment in her daytime talk show , "The Bonnie Hunt Show."

Jenny Jones

Jenny Jones was caught up in a scandal  with two guests on her tabloid talk show, "The Jenny Jones Show".

Star Jones

Star Jones hosted a short-lived talk show, which drew upon her experience as a lawyer, after her highly publicized departure from "The View".

Larry King

Iconic talk-show host Larry King interviewed a wide variety of people  during his 25-year tenure on "Larry King Live".

Greg Kinnear

Actor Greg Kinnear got his start as the host of a show that poked fun at talk shows and later moved on to his late-night talk show, "Later with Greg Kinnear"  before becoming a successful actor .

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake spent 11 seasons as the host of "Ricki Lake"  and discussed topics that were relevant to a younger audience .

George Lopez

Comedian and actor George Lopez hosted his late night-talk show, "Lopez Tonight,"  for two seasons before it was canceled, indirectly as a result of another talk show moving into his time slot .

Debbie Matenopoulos

Debbie Matenopoulos was part of the original group of hosts on "The View" but was fired after only two seasons

Dennis Miller

Comedian Dennis Miller began his career as a talk-show host on "The Dennis Miller Show"  following his time on a comedy show . He later moved to a talk show on HBO .

Mo'Nique

Actress Mo'Nique hosted the daytime talk show "The Mo'Nique Show," where she interviewed celebrity guests  and encouraged her audience to hug themselves .

Rosie O'Donnell

The actress and comedian found her voice as "the queen of nice" on her daytime talk show, "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (watch her on the show), and joined the cast of another talk show in 2006 She switched to an evening show (which show?), but it ran for just one season .

Regis Philbin

Legendary talk-show host Regis Philbin is a Guinness World Record holder  and is best known for his host role\on "Live! with Regis and Kelly".

Sally Jesse Raphael

Recognized by her trademark red glasses, Sally Jesse Raphael hosted her daytime talk show, "The Sally Jesse Raphael Show", for 19 years.

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera's job as host of the daytime talk show "The Geraldo Rivera Show" was known to occasionally get him into trouble .

Laura Schlessinger

Psychologist Laura Schlessinger tried to recreate the success of her radio show on her daytime talk show, "Dr. Laura," but the show was canceled after a year.

Meredith Vieira

Journalist Meredith Vieira was the moderator and a co-host of "The View"prior to joining a popular morning talk show .

Montel Williams

Montel Williams was the host of the daytime tabloid talk show "The Montel Williams Show" for 17 seasons  and frequently had a psychicas a guest.

Oprah Winfrey

"Queen of talk" Oprah Winfrey created a media empire from her daytime talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show", which ran for 25 seasons .