We hear Barbara Walters (pictured) and the rest of the folks behindThe Vieware oh-so-close to naming a new host to replace the dearly-departed Rosie ODonnell.
In the last two months, guest hosts have launch the gamut, from Sherri Shepherd and Kathy Griffin to Suze Orman and Mario Cantone, but no one is saying for sure whether the show will go with a harmless actress or a polarizing personality to occupy the empty spot opposite Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar (and they still have to replace Star Jones Reynolds, too).
Conventional wisdom suggests that the ladies will probably take the easy way out; between ODonnell and Isaiah Washington, ABC has endured more than its fair share of firebrands recently, thank you very much.
But if ABC knows whats goodThe Viewsratings, itll settle on a gal whos not not afraid to share her genuine if not always popular opinion.
Assuming youre still watching the yakker now that ODonnells history, who would you like to see kvetching over coffee with Barbara, Elisabeth, and Joy?
