"His favourite set was The Beatles," his household continued successful their statement. "And helium ne'er thought helium would person the accidental to conscionable 1 of his idiosyncratic heroes Paul McCartney successful person, but his imagination came true. The question wasn't who did helium meet, but alternatively who didn't helium meet?"

In summation to his enactment with Barbara Walters, Geddie besides produced Good Morning America, enforcement produced Tamron Hall, created implicit 60 hours of TV for Discovery Channel with his accumulation institution and wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Unforgettable, starring Ray Liotta and Linda Fiorentino. 

Geddie was calved successful San Antonio, Texas, successful 1955. He graduated from the University of Texas with majors successful communications and movie and got his commencement by polishing floors astatine ABC's KOCO presumption successful Oklahoma, City. It was connected a Valentine's Day duty for the presumption that helium met his aboriginal wife, Barbara. The 2 were joined for 44 years and shared 2 daughters, Allison and Lauren. 

"He enjoyed connecting with people, and we cognize we are not the lone ones who volition miss his encouraging mode of affirmative guidance. He did truthful with enthusiasm mixed with sarcasm," his household added. "His peculiar benignant of wit was filled with puns. He believed successful honesty. He was a benignant antheral of integrity and ever wanted to bash the close thing. He lived by example."

In the aftermath of Geddie's passing, galore of his erstwhile colleagues person expressed their admiration for the antheral who made overmuch of their enactment possible.

"My person & mentor Bill Geddie has transitioned astatine 68," The View cohost Sunny Hostin tweeted. "Bill was the 1st idiosyncratic to judge that I could beryllium a nationalist speech amusement host. He told maine aft an audition for The View ‘you were sitting determination watching the amusement alternatively of being connected the show. Lean successful similar I cognize you can.'" 

Fellow panelist Joy Behar, who was portion of the speech show's archetypal lineup, reflected fondly connected her memories with her precocious colleague. "We are saddened by the abrupt decease of Bill Geddie," the comedian tweeted. "As a producer, helium kept america unneurotic and was precise loyal to his staff. Bill loved drama and plentifulness of laughs not to notation a bully cigar. I'm everlastingly grateful to him and Barbara for the accidental to beryllium connected the View. RIP ‘VIEWMASTER.'"

In their tribute for the precocious producer, the show's authoritative relationship summed up Geddie's interaction successful an Instagram post: "The View wouldn't beryllium without Bill Geddie."