WGN News Team - Pat Tomasulo

WGN-Ch. 9 sportscaster Pat Tomasulo beat out a field that included his "WGN Morning News" colleague, anchor Larry Potash, to land a date as Kelly Ripa's co-host next Tuesday morning in New York on the nationally syndicated "Live With Regis and Kelly." Tomasulo and Potash were among 10 male finalists, chosen by producers from a field of hundreds nominated by viewers, vying for one of five chances to fill in for Regis Philbin alongside Ripa in online balloting by viewers.Another 10 women "From Local to 'Live' Co-Host for a Day" were competing for the chance to substitute for Ripa with Philbin.

Prior to coming to WGN, Pat was sports reporter and anchor at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, NY for several years. He previously spent three years as sports director, weekend sports anchor and reporter at WJFW-TV in Rhinelander, WI. Pat received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Trenton State College in New Jersey.