{"id":85892,"date":"2023-07-22T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T12:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/22\/bill-geddie-cause-of-death\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T12:01:04","slug":"bill-geddie-cause-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/22\/bill-geddie-cause-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Geddie cause of death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"371\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-22-at-11.44.24-AM.png\"   alt=\"Bill Geddie\" title=\"Bill Geddie\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Geddie <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Bill Geddie, the veteran TV producer who co-created \u201cThe View\u201d with Barbara Walters and was her lifelong collaborator, has died. He was 68.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Geddie\u2019s family said Thursday that his death was caused by \u201ccoronary-related factors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a big deal on TV, but at home he was an even \u2018bigger than life\u2019 husband and dad,\u201d his family said in a statement to Variety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe genuinely enjoyed television and entertainment.\u201d He tried everything and did it well \u2013 screenplay, podcasting, guitar, songwriting, and he enjoyed a wide range of music from country to jazz. His favorite band was The Beatles, and he never expected to see one of his personal heroes, Paul McCartney, in person, but his wish came true.<\/p>\n<p>Geddie, who was born on July 17, 1955 in Texas, was an Emmy-winning producer for \u201cGood Morning America\u201d and an executive producer for ABC\u2019s \u201cTamron Hall\u201d between 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>While at Fox News, the renowned producer managed a 2016 celebrity interview special hosted by Megyn Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>He also wrote the 1996 sci-fi film \u201cUnforgettable\u201d starring Ray Liotta, who died in May 2022 at the age of 67.<\/p>\n<p>Geddie left \u201cThe View\u201d shortly after co-host Barbara Walters retired in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Bill Geddie,\u201d \u201cThe View\u201d co-host Joy Behar tweeted on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a producer, he kept us together and was devoted to his team.\u201d Bill enjoyed comedy and good chuckles, as well as a decent cigar. I\u2019ll be eternally thankful to him and Barbara for giving me the opportunity to be on the View. Farewell, \u201cVIEWMASTER.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cThe View\u201d Twitter feed referred to Geddie as \u201cone of television\u2019s most well-respected producers\u201d and \u201ca pioneer in television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a television pioneer and greatly beloved by the \u2018The View\u2019 family, co-creating the show with Barbara Walters and serving as its executive producer for 17 years,\u201d said the tweet on Friday. \u201c\u2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Geddie Bill Geddie, the veteran TV producer who co-created \u201cThe View\u201d with Barbara Walters and was her lifelong collaborator, has died. He was 68. Geddie\u2019s family said Thursday that his death was caused by \u201ccoronary-related factors.\u201d \u201cHe was a big deal on TV, but at home he was an even \u2018bigger than life\u2019 husband [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bill Geddie cause of death - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/22\/bill-geddie-cause-of-death\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bill Geddie cause of death - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bill Geddie Bill Geddie, the veteran TV producer who co-created \u201cThe View\u201d with Barbara Walters and was her lifelong collaborator, has died. 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