Geoff Rich, the founder and President of Take On The Day — which created The Dr. Laura Program — has died.
Rich died suddenly in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, a statement from his family shared.
“I have lost my best friend, whom I spoke to every day for the last 30 years,” Dr. Laura Schlessinger, host of The Dr. Laura Program, shared.
Geoff Rich was an entrepreneur of several media-related projects. In addition to creating Take On The Day and Schlessinger’s program, he also co-created Radio Today. Following the purchase of Radio Today by ABC Radio, be became the Executive Vice President of Programming for ABC Radio for three years. He departed the outlet in September 2001.
Before launching Radio Today, Rich worked as the Director of Special Programming Sales for the NBC Radio Network.
He also served as the Executive Director of The New Group, which produced the Tony Award-winning Avenue Q. He also recently served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Rich is survived by his wife, Koni, his children Jaremy and Gabrielle, and his grandchildren.
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