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Geneva's Jenny McCarthy to Co-Host 'The View'

Geneva resident Jenny McCarthy has been named co-host of The View, replacing Joy Behar or possibly Elisabeth Hasselbeck, depending on your, ahem, point of "view."

The news of her ascension to The View's regular cast comes from Barbara Walters, who made the announcement first thing on today's (Monday, July 15, 2013) installment of The View. The news was reported shortly thereafter by CBS 2, ABC News, The Huffington Post, The New York Post, Newsbusters, Entertainment Weekly and many more. 

McCarthy, of course, is an actress, author and advocate for child autism research who happens to live in Geneva, IL, with her son, Evan. She's also a former Playboy model, columnist and talk show host—and she's been a guest on The View 19 times, Walters said.

McCarthy will be joining The View on Sept. 9, when the season begins.

"Jenny brings us intelligence as well as warmth and humor. She can be serious and outrageous. She has connected with our audience and offers a fresh point of view. Jenny will be a great addition to the show as we usher in an exciting new chapter for The View."

Walters didn't actually say she also brings the point of view of Chicago's far-west suburbs, but it was implied.

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As recently as June, McCarthy hosted an autism-awareness fundraiser at The Herrington Inn.

We hope the career move doesn't mean a residential move for the TV talk show co-host. She and Evan do seem to be happy here.

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On the Rachael Ray Show back in March, Jenny talked about living in Geneva.

"We moved back almost a year ago now, and he said to me the best thing we ever did was move back to Chicago," Jenny said. "He’s got so many friends there. He's got his posse. ... He loves it so much."

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