Loren Ruch, who co-hosted the 2021 HGTV series “HGTV House Party" and was head of content for the network, has died at 55. Warner Bros. Television Group chairman Channing Dungey shared the news in a memo to employees, obtained by TODAY.com on June 13.

Loren Ruch, who was HGTV's head of content and the cohost of HGTV House Party, has died at 55, following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. “Throughout his three-decade career, Loren was the rare leader who lifted everyone around him,

HGTV executive Loren Ruch, who co-hosted the 2021 series HGTV’s House Party, died June 13 at the age of 55, with Christina Haack and Jonathan Scott paying tribute to their friend.