David Letterman Says Regis Philbin is ‘In the Same Category as Carson’
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRegis Philbin was never formally on the payroll of “The Late Show With David Letterman,” but he might as well have been.When Letterman retired in May 2015, Philbin, the TV veteran who died July 24 at 88, emerged as the most frequent guest to joke and spar with Letterman in the guest chair over the CBS late-night franchise’s 22-season run. He logged 136 appearances, far more than the No.