{"id":221,"date":"2025-08-02T13:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/?p=221"},"modified":"2025-08-02T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:24:24","slug":"kelly-ripa-and-mark-consuelos-bid-farewell-to-beloved-live-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/?p=221","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Bid Farewell to Beloved &#8220;Live&#8221; Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For decades, the studio at 7 Lincoln Square in New York City was more than just a set \u2014 it was <em>home<\/em> for Kelly Ripa and her longtime daytime talk show. It\u2019s where Kelly joined <em>Live with Regis and Kathie Lee<\/em> in 2001 and where she reunited with her husband, Mark Consuelos, after he became her permanent co-host in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 1, the couple recorded their final episode at the iconic Upper West Side studio. Kelly teared up, saying, \u201cOur kids grew up here,\u201d as they reflected on 37 years of television history, friendships, and unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show has now officially moved to Disney\u2019s new Robert A. Iger Building at 7 Hudson Square. Until the brand-new set premiered on April 14, the crew filmed in a temporary space \u2014 right near the cafeteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark expressed gratitude to the staff, saying, \u201cSome of our closest friends are people that work here\u2026 We owe a lot to this place.\u201d Kelly kept things light, joking during the move, \u201cThings are falling apart \u2014 it\u2019s time to go!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the farewell was emotional, both hosts are embracing the new chapter with excitement. Oprah Winfrey even urged Kelly not to retire, telling her that she and Mark are a vital part of people\u2019s mornings \u2014 bringing warmth, humor, and comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kelly and Mark said goodbye to their longtime &#8220;Live&#8221; studio after nearly four decades.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The show now broadcasts from Hudson Square in a newly built Disney studio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fans can expect the same chemistry, charm, and heartfelt moments \u2014 just in a brand-new space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, the studio at 7 Lincoln Square in New York City was more than just a set \u2014 it was home for Kelly Ripa and her&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions\/222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}