Talk:Kathie Lee Gifford

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[edit] Bowie vs. Annapolis - Bad Source

The first paragraph of this article states that Kathie has been criticized for saying she is from Annapolis rather than Bowie, where she went to High School. I checked the source, and not only does it not talk about any controversy, it also doesn't support her even saying she is from Annapolis. In the source, she talks about her mother being from Annapolis. Was this content written by someone from Bowie, MD? .. or is it just a bad source?

Further, to interject my own opinion here, it seems extremely judgmental to criticize her for such a trivial matter (Bowie is 15 miles from Annapolis). There are no "rules" that specify where a person is "from." I have lived in 8 different states, was born in Iowa and spent half of my life in Colorado, but I don't consider myself "from" Iowa or Colorado.

This statement about whether Kathie is from Bowie or Annapolis is a poor opening paragraph statement, immaterial, unsourced, and irrelevant. It should be removed.

[edit] why did Wendy Diaz want to talk to Kathie Lee?

[edit] Not a Jew

Judaism runs through matrilineal descent, and since she is a born-again christian, she forfeits any judaism that she is thought to have. Take her off the Jewish-American categories.

I dunno, regardless of what you may think, Gifford refers to herself as Jewish,[1] which is perfectly reasonable as an ethnic identity, regardless of what her religion is. Mad Jack 08:22, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kathy or Kathie?

Which is it really? FruitMart07 02:19, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This article is really bad

The wording is bad the paragraghs are more than one subject, needs a rewrite. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.206.165.44 (talk) 23:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

Agreed. Take, for example, the following sentence in the "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" section:

"By that time, she was several months into her most famous television role, as a full-time morning talk show personality. In 1985, she replaced Cyndy Garvey(and her successor, Ann Abernathy), as co-host of The Morning Show on WABC-TV with Regis Philbin."

How can you replace your successor? Is the possessive pronoun "her" referring to Garvey or Gifford? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.0.181.130 (talk • contribs)

Ann Abernathy was the direct predecessor of Kathie Lee. Originally the sentence read "she replaced Cyndy Garvey as co-host...". I thought Garvey was better-known than Abernathy, so I kept Garvey in. Therefore "her successor" in this case means "Garvey's successor." As I was the one who made that terrible copyedit, I will clarify the sentence by removing the Garvey reference. That would empahsize the subject's direct predecessor. Tinlinkin 08:10, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Controversy

There is no mention of the controversy surrounding Kathy Lee's clothing and apparel company that used sweatshop labor, or her tearful claims to know nothing about it in the hearing.

I agree. Here is a first reference: [[2]] (85.177.192.25 09:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC))


[edit] Leaving Live

When did she leave the TV show? Why? There is no indication in this article that she no longer is a part of the show.--MiamiManny 13:21, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

FWIW, according to the IMDb, "Mrs. Gifford's father, Aaron Leon Epstein, died on November 19, 2002. He had been terminally ill for the past few years, and his illness was one of the reasons Mrs. Gifford decided to leave 'Live with Regis and Kathie Lee' (1989) in 2000, after more than a decade as host." --anon. 141.157.222.77 (talk) 06:01, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

The "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" section is extremely sloppy. The entire section only references the show twice, briefly. In such a titled section I would expect details of her role on the show, why she left, or any other detail that specifically relates to her role on the show. It's not that the other topics aren't good information, but the article is very poorly organized, lacks depth, and imparts no sense of what her role on the show was, such as how she was different from Kelly Ripa. After reading the section, I didn't learn anything about what she contributed to the show. Raisenero (talk) 00:38, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Performers of Christian music?

Is her music really considered "Christian music?" I haven't heard it as being described as such, but I don't rule it out. And I don't see a source. All I see is "as well as Contemporary Christian songs." Remember that just because one is a Christian preforming music, taht does not make his/her music Christian. ¤IrønCrøw¤ (Speak to Me) 01:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)