AMERICANS DIVIDED OVER KATHIE LEE'S REPLACEMENT

AMERICANS DIVIDED OVER KATHIE LEE'S REPLACEMENT

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- The Elian Gonzalez case may be dividing America but it's nothing compared to the controversy over who Regis Philbin is going to select as Kathie Lee Gifford's replacement. According to a survey by "US Weekly," 23 percent of Americans want actress Cybill Shepherd to be Reege's next co-host while 22 percent prefer Joan Lunden. 19 percent hope Philbin's wife, Joy, will get the nod; 17 percent like Leeza Gibbons; and 15 percent think soap star Susan Lucci should be the new co-host. As for Gifford herself, she wants comedian Jerry Seinfeld to take over her talk show host post.