By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK – Regis Philbin’s announcement that he is leaving daytime TV brings the realization that three giants of television talk – Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and Philbin – are leaving the roles that defined them within a year of each other.
It’s worth wondering who will come along in TV to match them in longevity and broad-based influence.
“Their names will be remembered in the same way we remember Edward R. Murrow or Johnny Carson,” said Bill Carroll, an expert on the syndication market for Katz Television.