Hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest shocked Michael Gelman by calling him in front of the cameras during the show.
Officials from Guinness World Records were then called out to honor Gelman with an award.
With 7,534, Gelman is now the world record holder for most morning show episodes produced by an individual.
Congrats to our Executive Producer Michael Gelman for his @GWR for Most Daytime Shows Producer! (SORRY FOR SURPRISING YOU) 😬 pic.twitter.com/dl8idV2NoL
— LIVEKellyRyan (@LiveKellyRyan) September 14, 2018
And here's a bit of trivia -- in 1988, Gelman became the youngest executive producer of a syndicated talk show.