Kathie Lee and Regis are back

Kathie Lee Gifford will join Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa for the 20th anniversary Live special.

Kathie will make her appearance on September 14- her first time since leaving the show in 2000. Reports say that the show's executive producer Michael Gelman had banned Gifford from future appearances- but he denies it.

"We've been waiting for the right time to have her back, and this is a big event so we're happy to have her back," Gelman said. "Few television shows reach a year on the air, much less two decades. We're proud that we've been able to bring fun, laughter and a positive start to the day to millions of viewers for so many years." See ya at the sweatshop on set!