The
HGTV
family
is
mourning
one
of
their
most
beloved
members.
Loren
Ruch,
who
served
as
the
network’s
head
of
content
and
co-hosted
the
2021
series
HGTV’s
House
Party
alongside
Brian
Balthazar,
died
at
age
55,
according
to
an
internal
memo
from
Warner
Bros.
Television
Group
chairman
Channing
Dungey.
“It
is
with
incredible
sadness
that
I
write
to
tell
you
about
the
loss
of
one
of
our
beloved
colleagues,”
Dungey
said
in
the
memo
obtained
by
Today.com.
“Loren
Ruch
passed
away
this
morning,
June
12,
2025,
surrounded
by
his
husband
and
dear
friends,
following
a
courageous
battle
with
acute
myeloid
leukemia.”
Dungey
went
on
to
highlight
Ruch’s
career
of
more
than
30
years,
describing
him
as
“the
rare
leader
who
lifted
everyone
around
him.”
“Loren
built
not
only
hit
shows
but
enduring
relationships,
serving
as
mentor,
advocate
and
true
friend
to
countless
colleagues
across
the
television
landscape,”
she
continued.
“His
impact
stretched
far
beyond
the
screen.
Loren
was
the
connective
tissue
of
every
room
he
entered—the
glue
that
bound
teams,
departments
and
friendships.”
Celebrity Fails
