Bill Geddie, who created the ABC talk show The View with Barbara Walters, produced many of her audience-grabbing TV specials and served as a partner in her production company for a quarter-century, has died. He was 68.
Geddie died Thursday at his home in Rancho Mirage of a heart-related issue, his daughter Allison told The Hollywood Reporter.
“He was a big deal in TV, but at home he was an even ‘bigger than life’ husband and dad,” his family said in a statement. “He had a genuine love for television and entertainment. He would try everything and did it well — screenwriting, recording podcasts, playing guitar and writing songs and loved a wide range of music from country to jazz.
“His favorite band was The Beatles, and he never thought he would have the opportunity to meet one of his personal heroes, Paul McCartney, in person, but his dream came true. The...
Geddie died Thursday at his home in Rancho Mirage of a heart-related issue, his daughter Allison told The Hollywood Reporter.
“He was a big deal in TV, but at home he was an even ‘bigger than life’ husband and dad,” his family said in a statement. “He had a genuine love for television and entertainment. He would try everything and did it well — screenwriting, recording podcasts, playing guitar and writing songs and loved a wide range of music from country to jazz.
“His favorite band was The Beatles, and he never thought he would have the opportunity to meet one of his personal heroes, Paul McCartney, in person, but his dream came true. The...
- 7/21/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Bill Geddie, a close colleague and longtime producer for Barbara Walters, is remembering the late icon.
During an appearance on Monday’s Good Morning America, Geddie reflected on working with Walters, who passed away on Friday at the age of 93.
“I’m trying to move past the mourning phase into the celebration of life phase,” Geddie told Robin Roberts. “It’s an amazing life and it needs to be celebrated.”
Geddie began working with Walters in 1988 on her television specials and they later teamed to create The View in 1997. When Roberts asked what the working atmosphere was like for women at the time, Geddie acknowledged that Walters would not only be subjected to sexism but ageism as well.
“I couldn’t believe it. I took over the Barbara Walters specials from the great Phyllis McGrady and I had the best job in television and I told everybody,...
Bill Geddie, a close colleague and longtime producer for Barbara Walters, is remembering the late icon.
During an appearance on Monday’s Good Morning America, Geddie reflected on working with Walters, who passed away on Friday at the age of 93.
“I’m trying to move past the mourning phase into the celebration of life phase,” Geddie told Robin Roberts. “It’s an amazing life and it needs to be celebrated.”
Geddie began working with Walters in 1988 on her television specials and they later teamed to create The View in 1997. When Roberts asked what the working atmosphere was like for women at the time, Geddie acknowledged that Walters would not only be subjected to sexism but ageism as well.
“I couldn’t believe it. I took over the Barbara Walters specials from the great Phyllis McGrady and I had the best job in television and I told everybody,...
- 1/2/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC News shuffles management
NEW YORK -- ABC News announced on Tuesday a shuffling of its senior management team under president David Westin.
The division's new executive vp and second-in-command over all of the network's TV broadcasts is Dave Davis, president/general manager of WABC-TV in New York. Davis, who worked his way from cameraman to head of ABC's O&O in New York, will be in charge of its entire TV portfolio.
ABC News senior vp Paul Slavin will become senior vp digital at ABC News, in charge of the digital operations for the news division. Phyllis McGrady will become senior vp of creative development, and Paul Mason has been named senior vp politics, in charge of election coverage. Bob Murphy will take a new job as vp administration.
Westin wrote in an e-mail that appointing Davis to oversee all the TV broadcasts would simplify the structure and have the executive producers of "Good Morning America", "World News" and other shows reporting to one executive instead of three, as had been the case previously.
The division's new executive vp and second-in-command over all of the network's TV broadcasts is Dave Davis, president/general manager of WABC-TV in New York. Davis, who worked his way from cameraman to head of ABC's O&O in New York, will be in charge of its entire TV portfolio.
ABC News senior vp Paul Slavin will become senior vp digital at ABC News, in charge of the digital operations for the news division. Phyllis McGrady will become senior vp of creative development, and Paul Mason has been named senior vp politics, in charge of election coverage. Bob Murphy will take a new job as vp administration.
Westin wrote in an e-mail that appointing Davis to oversee all the TV broadcasts would simplify the structure and have the executive producers of "Good Morning America", "World News" and other shows reporting to one executive instead of three, as had been the case previously.
- 9/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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