"American Idol" second runner-up Danny Gokey is in New York, where he will visit with Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on "Live With Regis and Kelly" on Thursday morning. The show airs at 9 a.m. on Channel 12 in Milwaukee.

Gokey, who said on his Twitter page that he has never visited New York, also is rumored (via Entertainment Weekly magazine) to be interested in appearing on next season's "Dancing With the Stars" show.

In other Gokey news, Howard Benson, who produced albums for Daughtry and also worked with Kelly Clarkson, questioned Gokey's star quality in a recent interview.

"It would be very tough to make a record with him," Benson said. "I don't think he established who he was at all. He has this great, soulful voice. But he dresses like some guy that's in a bar somewhere. He doesn't look the part."