Elisabeth Hasselbeck bids farewell to 'The View'

The longtime panelist will officially depart the ABC daytime series on Wednesday, filling the chair of Gretchen Carlson on cable network's daily.Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the plucky blonde conservative who sat alongside Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, and a rotating cast of other hosts for a decade, announced on the ABC morning program Wednesday that it would be her last show. The announcement It was billed as "Elisabeth's huge announcement" on Wednesday's The View. And it was the hot topic that kicked off the show, as Elisabeth Hasselbeck walked in arm-in-arm with Barbara Walters. "I am a little emotional," said a shaky Walters, "or asThe search is on for a new co-host at The View. Today marked Elisabeth Hasselbeck's last day on the weekday gabfest and so far, according to the rumor mill, former Playboy model Jenny McCarthy and actress

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