It's a boy for 'View' co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck

NEW YORK (AP) -- Television talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck has given birth to a son, ABC announced Saturday.

The co-host of "The View" gave birth Friday to a 7-pound, 15-ounce boy at an Arizona hospital, the network said.

Hasselbeck and her husband, NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, did not release the newborn's name.

She planned to call in to the show Monday to announce it, the network said.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 30, began a 2 1/2-month maternity leave from "The View" on October 23.

She also was a contestant on the television reality show "Survivor."

Her husband is a backup for the Arizona Cardinals.