TV NEWS: Raven-Symoné Named Permanent Co-Host of The View

After several months of appearing on The View as a "guest co-host", Raven-Symoné has been moved up to a permanent co-host position on the long-running daytime talk show.

The show's moderator Whoopi Goldberg made the announcement earlier on today's episode. It was a cause for celebration filled with confetti, hugs, and all around excitement from her fellow hosts and the audience.

Raven will be filling in Rosie O'Donnell's spot, who left the show 4 months ago to focus on family.

Read more to hear what she and others have to say on her new gig!

Barbara Walters Announces Retirement

Barbara Walters is officially stepping down. After more than 50 years in the business, the legendary journalist confirmed that she will retire in summer 2014.


"I am very happy with my decision and look forward to a wonderful and special year ahead both on The View and with ABC News," she told ABC News. "I created The View and am delighted it will last beyond my leaving it." (The morning talk show recently announced the departure of Joy Behar, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck is also expected to leave.)

Joy Behar Leaving The View?

The View's circle will possibly be broken. Reports are looming that Joy Behar might be leaving the popular daytime talk show. Her contract is up, and she wants to move on to possibly host her own interview show, according to Deadline.com. Joy is the second-to-last cast original cast member to remain on the show since it first aired 16½ years ago. Should she leave, Barbara Walters will be the only one remaining.

Her other project is her current TV show, Joy Behar: Say Anything! that debuted in 2012.

I don’t watch The View regularly but when I do, I LOVE Joy. She and Whoopi Goldberg together make the ultimate tag team to me. I feel like if she does end up leaving, her presence will be greatly, greatly missed. But onwards and upwards I guess…she’s 70 and still working hard and wants to get into other ventures. No one can fault her for that.

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Twins!

Ok, these have to be the absolutely CUTEST new celebrity babies! Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon finally showed off their six-month-old twins in an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters.

You can see more family pics at DemBabies.com. Congrats again to Mariah and Nick!