{"id":1980225,"date":"2023-07-22T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T14:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-cast-mourns-show-co-creator-and-longtime-executive-producers-sudden-death\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T10:42:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T14:42:21","slug":"the-view-cast-mourns-show-co-creator-and-longtime-executive-producers-sudden-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-cast-mourns-show-co-creator-and-longtime-executive-producers-sudden-death\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The View&#8217; cast grieves loss of co-creator and longtime executive producer&#8217;s unexpected passing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-view-cast-mourns-show-co-creator-and-longtime-executive-producers-sudden-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980225&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Family, friends,\u2062 and colleagues mourn the loss of Bill Geddie, co-creator of &#8220;The View&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the death of Bill Geddie, the co-creator of <strong>&#8220;The View&#8221;<\/strong>, who died Thursday from coronary issues.<\/p>\n<p>Geddie, 68, passed away at his home \u2062in Rancho\u200c Mirage, California, Geddie\u2019s daughter Allison confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-view-co-creator-bill-geddie-dead-at-68-7564112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> magazine on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Allison remembered her father as \u201cthe greatest\u200d man I knew\u201d and described him \u2064as \u201can\u2062 upbeat \u200dguy who\u200b was always cracking\u2063 a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he\u200c had an opinion everyone wanted to hear \u200dit and \u2063they trusted what he had to say. Everything he touched \u200bturned to gold. He was kind, supportive, and had impeccable integrity,\u201d she told People. \u201cWe are devastated by \u2063this loss but are so grateful that we got this incredible man \u200din our lives \u2063for as long as we did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Geddie is best known for co-creating and producing\u200b <strong>\u201cThe View\u201d<\/strong> alongside Barbara Walters, who died last year at the age\u2062 of 93. He left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">talk show<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The show launched in 1997 with co-hosts that included Walters, Meredith \u200bVieira, Star Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joy-behar-makes-sick-sexual-confession-defense-biden-screaming-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy Behar<\/a>, and Debbie Matenopoulos. \u200cOf the\u2062 original\u2064 panelists, Behar is the only \u200done who still \u2063remains \u200bon the show.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the\u2063 show\u2019s current co-hosts have mourned\u2064 his death on social\u2063 media, with\u200b <strong>\u201cThe View\u201d<\/strong> also releasing a statement through its Twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s\u200d with great sadness\u2062 that\u200d we share the news of the passing of \u2018The View\u2019\u2062 co-creator and \u200cone of television\u2019s most well-respected \u2062producers, Bill Geddie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7PdPTFF4aW\">pic.twitter.com\/7PdPTFF4aW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1682450768375476224?\">July 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened by the \u2063sudden death \u200cof Bill Geddie,\u201d Behar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoyVBehar\/status\/1682442240562479104?t=oLMfhIUktr3puARDd3L1EQ&#038;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to Twitter. \u201cAs a producer, he kept us together\u200c and was very loyal to his \u200bstaff. Bill loved comedy and plenty of laughs not to mention a good cigar. I\u2019m forever grateful to him and \u2062Barbara for the \u200copportunity to be\u200d on the View. RIP \u2018VIEWMASTER.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Show co-hosts \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/host-view-sunny-hostin-makes-disgusting-claim-jesus-will-make-blood-boil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunny Hostin<\/a> and Alyssa Farah Griffin both also took to Twitter to offer\u2062 their condolences:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My friend &#038; mentor Bill Geddie has transitioned at 68. Bill \u2063was the 1st \u200cperson to believe\u200b that I could\u200c be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alex-mcfarland-more-than-a-motto-the-fight-between-truth-and-modern-day-values\/\" title=\"Alex McFarland: More Than a Motto \u2014 the Fight Between Truth and Modern-Day Values\">national talk show host<\/a>. He told\u200b me after an audition for The\u200c View \u201cyou were sitting\u200b there watching the show instead\u2064 of being on the \u2062show. \u200cLean in \u200dlike I know you can.\u201d \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunny Hostin (@sunny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunny\/status\/1682440786011357184?\">July 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So very sad to \u200dhear of Bill Geddie\u2019s passing. I\u2063 never had the privilege\u2062 of working \u200cwith him, but I\u2062 knew of him \u2064as a brilliant producer \u2064&#038; TV man. My prayers are with his family, loved ones, &#038; the View\u2062 team as we mourn his passing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jpRy4bbrT3\">https:\/\/t.co\/jpRy4bbrT3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alyssa Farah Griffin \u2062(@Alyssafarah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssafarah\/status\/1682463949340438528?\">July \u206321, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe\u200c View\u201d was not Geddie\u2019s only project, however. He also notably worked as a\u2063 producer on \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/5x-emmy-nominee-ex-abc-news-producer-pleads-guilty-horrific-child-sex-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> \u2063 program \u201cGood Morning America\u201d and for \u201cTamron Hall,\u201d and even wrote the\u2062 script for the 1996 thriller \u201cUnforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in San Antonio, Texas, Geddie graduated \u2063from the University of Texas at Austin with a\u200b degree in communications and film.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/bill-geddie-dead-the-view-barbara-walters-abc-producer-1235676692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, he got his start in the TV industry \u2063by getting a job polishing floors at\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/veteran-anchor-ditches-hyper-partisan-msnbc-local-news-gig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolinas-first-black-lt-gov-leads-fight-against-radical-curriculum\/\" title=\"North Carolina\u2019s First Black Lt. Gov. Leads Fight Against Radical Curriculum\">local news station<\/a><\/a>. He eventually convinced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diversity-group-linked-to-swing-district-dem-pushes-for-critical-race-theory-in-michigan-schools\/\" title=\"\u2018Diversity\u2019 Group Linked to Swing-District Dem Pushes for Critical Race Theory in Michigan Schools\">news director<\/a> to give him a job as\u200c a cameraman. There, \u200bhe met his wife Barbara, who was working as \u200ban on-air reporter at the \u200dtime. Geddie eventually got\u200d his first position as a producer for \u201cPM Magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a big deal in TV, but\u2063 at \u200dhome he was an even \u2018bigger than \u200blife\u2019 husband and \u200ddad,\u201d Geddie\u2019s family\u2062 said in a statement to Variety.\u202f \u201cHe had a genuine love for television\u200b and entertainment. He would try everything and did it well \u2014 screenwriting, recording podcasts, playing guitar,\u2063 writing songs, and loved a wide range of music from country to jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis favorite band was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-beatles-bassist-dies-age-81-tributes-pour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Beatles<\/a>, and he\u200d never\u2064 thought he would have the opportunity\u2062 to meet one of personal heroes Paul McCartney in person, but his dream came true. The question wasn\u2019t who did he meet, but rather who didn\u2019t\u2064 he \u200bmeet?\u201d they told the outlet. \u201cHe enjoyed connecting\u200c with people, and \u2064we know we\u2064 are not the only ones who will miss his encouraging way of \u2063positive\u2062 guidance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did so with enthusiasm\u2063 mixed with \u200csarcasm. His special style of humor was \u2063filled with puns.\u200d He believed in honesty. He was \u200ca kind man of integrity and always wanted\u200b to do the right thing. He\u2062 lived by example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe small things\u200d made him happy \u200dtoo. He enjoyed a\u2064 great game of\u2062 golf, \u2064his peppermint ice cream, and relaxing with a Bombay gin on the rocks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-cast-mourns-show-co-creator-and-longtime-executive-producers-sudden-death\/\" title=\"'The View' cast grieves loss of co-creator and longtime executive producer's unexpected passing.\">jalapeno &#038; garlic stuffed olives<\/a>. We are devastated to\u2064 lose him yet are grateful we had him in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Geddie\u2019s family \u200drevealed \u200cto Variety that his death was brought on by\u2063 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-wick-stars-lawyer-disputes-actors-death-certificate-claims-goes-facts-known-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronary<\/a>-related issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and their two daughters, Allison\u2062 and Lauren.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/view-cast-mourns-show-co-creator-longtime-executive-producers-sudden-death\/\">&#8216;The View&#8217; Cast Mourns Show Co-Creator and \u200dLongtime Executive Producer&#8217;s &#8216;Sudden\u200d Death&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>as a beloved figure in the lives of his family, friends, and colleagues. Bill Geddie, the co-creator of &#8220;The View,&#8221; sadly passed away at 68 due to coronary issues. His daughter, Allison, shared that he was the greatest man she knew and confirmed his death at his home in Rancho Mirage, California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":1980226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}