The nice perfectionist.
Regis is number one! The important May sweeps period is over for the networks, with ABC once again beating out NBC for the top spot. (May is so important, because affiliates sell advertising for 6 months on this one rating book). And everybody knows ABC's success in the past year lies with one program and one host. So who is Regis Philbin in the world of Ansir? We've admired the man and read his book. He's troubled by bouts of serious self-doubt, which he calls "the complex." He looks back on the past fondly, almost wistfully, except when he talks of the childhood pain of knowing what he wanted to do in life but being afraid to tell anyone.	Regis Philbin
One story from his autobiography is most telling. While working as a page at NBC in New York, Regis got an offer to be a stagehand in L.A. He didn't know what to do, so he surveyed everybody at the office, including many people he didn't even know. Still unable to decide, he went to a fortuneteller, who said he was "going on a trip." That was enough to form concensus, so he went to Hollywood. On the job, Regis is a perfectionist. Every word was critical in his news writing days, and it gave him a reputation as being a cut above the rest. He prepared for every show and was always looking for bigger and better. He has a sense for what an audience wants and willingly sacrifices surface for the sake of success. Like the time he granted permission to co-host Kathy Lee, while suffering at home with a severe case of constipation, to openly discuss the problem on the air. His humor is often self-deprecating, but it endears him to his audience. It makes sense that Regis would now host the most popular show on television, a show that deals with money. So who is the king, Ansir-style? Kinsmen/Idealist/Kinsmen And that's our final answer.

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