25 years later, the moment Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin realized their morning show had suddenly become part of history still hits differently. They were only minutes from going live when the news of the attacks began unfolding. In front of their audience, the familiar smiles disappeared as they tried to make sense of what they were seeing. Then came Ripa’s heartbreaking admission: “I feel sick to my stomach.” Now, producer Michael Gelman is revisiting that deeply personal footage — a painful reminder of the morning America changed forever.
Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin’s 9/11 Broadcast: A Moment That Still Resonates 25 Years Later Twenty-five years later, the footage of Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin reacting to…