Whoopi for Whoopi on "The View"

No surprise, Whoopi Goldberg finally got the job on "The View." But I wonder if they're really getting someone quieter and easier to deal with than Rosie O'Donnell. Not so much, I think. Well, maybe easier to deal with. Still, I don't see her and Mrs. Hasselbeck palling around off camera.

Here's the official ABC announcement:

        BARBARA WALTERS NAMES WHOOPI GOLDBERG
                    MODERATOR OF "THE VIEW"
    Barbara Walters, creator/executive producer and co-host of ABC's "The View," officially announced today, live on "The View," that Whoopi Goldberg has been named moderator of her Emmy(r) Award-winning morning talk and entertainment show. Since the show's inception, Ms. Goldberg has made thirteen guest appearances and has been a guest co-host fourteen times. She will debut on "The View" on September 4 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), the start of the show's eleventh season.
    "I have known Whoopi for years. She is brilliant, funny and irrepressible, and is an enormously popular and talented star. We are delighted that she is going to join the program as our moderator. This is going to be a great new chapter for 'The View,'" said Ms. Walters.
    "We are thrilled to have Whoopi join us as moderator for the eleventh season of 'The View,'" said Brian Frons, president, Daytime Disney-ABC Television Group. "She is a grounded soul, funny, wise and a good listener, all of which will work well for her in that role. It should be quite an ensemble."
    "I'm really glad to be doing 'The View.' It's a show I like with people I like, and I'm looking forward to it," said Ms. Goldberg.

Comments

[luis]

im a guy, and i thought with rosie the show was so much more interesting. she did not back down from anyone and spoke her mind. i hate that the media will paint negative view points and people will buy into them. shows how many people don't like to think for themselves. people who speak their own mind, i respect that.

[brenda e. smith]

greetings whoopi and other hosts on the show.

whoopi i'm writing to ask if it would be okay, to mail you some of my jewelry designs? i have some beautiful original jewelry that would fit your style.

i reside in milwaukee, wisconsin, i had been putting off sending you my designs, because i don't have them patented yet.

you will love them, i'm sure.

sincerely,

much peace!

brenda e. smith
5801 north 42nd street
milwaukee, wisconsin 53209
email: brenda.smith1927@att.net