Heather Gray, the executive producer of The Talk, passed away at the age of 50 on Saturday, according
to Deadline. The cause of death has not yet been released, but a letter sent to CBS employees noted
that she had been battling an illness. Gray began working on the talk show during the first season
as a senior supervising producer before being promoted to co-executive producer in 2011. In 2019,
Talk Show Entertainment, one in 2016 and one in 2018. Gray also won a NAACP Image Award in 2016.
The executive producer also worked on The Tyra Banks Show from 2006 to 2010 as a supervising
producer and won two Daytime Emmy Awards. The outlet printed the letter sent to CBS
employees announcing the sad news. Dillard’s Department Store Fires Employee Caught in Viral
Video Calling Black Man ‘F—Ing N—’ “Dear Talk Family,” it read. “On behalf of all of us at CBS,
we want to extend our deep condolences to you for the painful loss of our beloved Heather.