'Live with Kelly and Ryan' says goodbye to Ryan Seacrest

>> Kelly: AS WE SAW EARLIER, RYAN, YOU’VE GIVEN US A LOT OF LAUGHTER HERE AT “LIVE.” BUT OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, YOU’VE GIVEN US MORE THAN JUST LAUGHS. YOU’VE INTRODUCED US TO YOUNG RYAN, YOU HAVE SHARED YOUR WHOLE FAMILY WITH US. TOGETHER, WE’VE ENJOYED THE GOOD TIMES AND SUPPORTED EACH OTHER DURING THE TOUGH TIMES. I COME UP FOR ONE, HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING YOUR FACE EVERY MORNING. TAKE A LOOK. ♪ ♪ ♪ I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED ♪ ♪ HE ALMOST ♪ >> IT’S A GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, RYAN. ♪ I’VE HEARD HIM SAY

GOOD MORNING EVERY DAY ♪ >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS MY BEDROOM, GROWING UP, MY FIRST MIXER. WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD, I PRETENDED TO PLAY D.J. I WOULD PRETEND I WAS DOING THE TOP 40, COUNTING DOWN. IF YOU WANT TO SHOW SOME PROGRESS, DO THE 30-YEAR. NO HOPE BACK THEN. THOSE WERE THE DAYS OF WATCHING “OPRAH.” I WOULD TAKE A COOKIE SHEET PAN, AND MAKE NACHOS. I WOULD MAKE THE NACHOS. MY FRIENDS WOULD CALL AND SAY “SEACREST, WE GOT NEW FATIGUES, DO YOU WANT TO PLAY IN THE CREEK?” I WOULD BE LIKE NO, I

JUST MADE NACHOS AND I’M ABOUT TO WATCH “OPRAH.” 1993, CHRISTMAS. LAURA SAYS “SEACREST, WORD, YOU ARE THE BEST, THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME LAUGH. GO TO EUROPE.” TALKING

ABOUT MY SISTER, MY MOM AND MY DAD, I CRIED, I WAS THE MAN OF HONOR AT HER WEDDING AND I HAD TO GIVE THE COAST OF THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I WAS A DISASTER. THE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF MY PARENTS. >> NEWLYWEDS. >> BIG CELEBRATION. THERE THEY ARE, WALKING DOWN THE AISLE. >> WE JUST SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WE KNEW IN THE AUDIENCE. THIS IS VERY EXCITING

TODAY. >> I KNOW. MOM AND DAD ARE HERE. HI, MOM! GOOD MORNING. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> WE WANTED TO CALL AND SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I LOVE YOU. >> WE ALL LOVE YOU. >> THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO START THE DAY. >> A FEW MONTHS AGO, MY SISTER CALLED ME AND SAID, CAN YOU SIT DOWN? I SAID YES, IS EVERYTHING OKAY? SHE SAID… I’M PREGNANT. >> OH, MY GOD! >> I’M GOING TO BE AN UNCLE. UNCLE! SHE HAD THE BABY. 6 MINUTES AFTER WE GOT OFF AIR. HER NAME IS… FLORA MARIE. >> AND NOW, HERE

ARE RYAN SEACREST AND FLORA! >> HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING A CHANCE AND MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND LEAVING YOUR SPECTACULAR GIGS IN CALIFORNIA AND COMING TO PLAY WITH US. YOU HAVE MADE EVERY DAY OF THIS JOB SO MUCH MORE FUN. >> MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, IT IS RYAN SEACREST AND KELLY RIPA. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT ON THE BEST SHOW WE CAN AND WE FEEL THE SAME WAY YOU DO. WE ARE ANXIOUS. WE ARE A LITTLE BIT AFRAID. WE, AT TIMES, I CAN GET FRUSTRATED BUT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE WITH US TODAY. WE ARE AT CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA, GOING INSIDE THE SEACREST STUDIO. BROADCASTING WITH PATIENTS. GOOD MORNING, ATLANTA. WE HAVE SOME REAL STARS THAT HAVE MADE IT INTO THE SEATS. >> RYAN, CAN I SAY ONE LITTLE THING? >> SURE. >> PLEASE. >> WE ALL DO WHAT WE CAN IN SMALL AND BIG WAYS. ONE THING YOU DO, THROUGH YOUR FOUNDATION, THE RYAN SEACREST FOUNDATION, I VISITED THE WASHINGTON, D.C., CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND YOUR FOUNDATION SUPPORTED A RADIO STATION THERE. IT’S SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING, FOR CHILDREN WHO CANNOT

LEAVE THEIR ROOMS, TO INTERACT WITH OTHERS IN PERSON. >> WHAT’S GOING ON? ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME SOMETHING? HOW IS HE DOING? >> WE HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY IN OCTOBER. >> OH, MAN. YOU ARE A STUD. YOU ARE STRONG. >> THEY ARE WHERE THEY ARE HAPPIEST. THANK YOU FOR THIS. >> THAT SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY, HOW YOU’VE HELPED THAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SO… KELLY AND I HAVE SOME NEWS HERE. THIS IS SOMETHING SHE AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME. IT WAS A TOUGH, TOUGH DECISION. LAST YEAR,

WE SPOKE AND I MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE THIS MY LAST SEASON AS COHOST WITH KELLY HERE ON “LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN.” WHICH IS BITTERSWEET. >> I GET IT. LISTEN, YOU ARE A GEM. YOU ARE ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. THE GREATEST PART OF THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT YOU’VE GONE FROM BEING A FRIEND TO A FAMILY MEMBER. YOU ARE FAMILY. >> I FEEL THAT WAY, BOTH OF US. ♪ ♪ ♪ I’VE GROWN, GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOU, ACCUSTOMED ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Rya