Is America Ready for a Black Regis? 'ET' Star Kevin Frazier Has Doubts

'Entertainment Tonight' lead correspondent Kevin Frazier laughed off reports that he should be in the hunt to take over for the great Regis Philbin when he retires, telling me he thinks America may not ready for a black Regis.

"I don't think a black man's getting that gig," Kevin told me this weekend as we hit up GQ's stellar Super Bowl party.

But didn't America just elect its first African-American president, I asked. "Exactly, and they might have drawn the line at one!"

Kevin may have been having a laugh with me on the red carpet, but he actually has a point: There aren't very many persons of color being mentioned to replace Regis on 'Live.' (Anderson Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris and Lisa Rinna have been named.)

"'Live with Regis and Kelly' has always been a very white show. It's fill-in anchors couldn't get any whiter than Anderson Cooper and Neil Patrick Harris," laughed one TV executive. "We still have a long way to go when it comes to seeing people of color on TV and magazine covers."

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