In his autobiography , How I Got This Way , Philbin says of discovering Ripa :
with Regis and Kathie Lee , Regis Philbin began holding on - air auditions to find her replacement .
In Regis Philbin 's autobiography , How I Got This Way , Regis Philbin says of discovering Ripa :
with Regis and Kathie Lee , Regis Philbin began holding on - air auditions to find her replacement .