Tuesday, August 4, 2026

R.I.P. ZOOM producer Austin Hoyt

 

Madeline Fretz - Yesterday, I posted some good news in that season 1 of the revived ZOOM would be coming to PBS Retro, today, I have some bad news. I am saddened to report the passing of Austin Hoyt, producer of a menagerie of WGBH shows, ZOOM included.

Hoyt was also one of the creators of The Advocates and producer for The American Experience. His documentary about Douglas MacArthur earned him a Primetime Emmy. He and three ZOOMers in season 2, cast 3, Danny McGrath, Luiz Gonzales, and Edith Mooers, turned up on The Mike Douglas Show in 1974.

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