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Gary Cosay, Co-Founder of United Talent Agency, Dies at 92

Cosay, known for representing top TV writers, died October fifth at his home in Carmel, California, and helped drive the rise of the modern showrunner.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN This Morning
Published 8:41 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “Gary Cosay, Co-Founder of United Talent Agency, Dies at 92”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:41 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Man United.

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VarietyGary Cosay, Co-Founder of United Talent Agency, Dies at 92

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGary Cosay, one of the co-founders of United Talent Agency, has died at ninety-two.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVariety reports he died October fifth at his home in Carmel, California.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe was a longtime agent best known for representing top television writers, and he was a quiet force in the rise of the modern showrunner in the nineteen-nineties.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat job title, showrunner, is a big part of why the writers behind your favorite shows now get real power over them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorQuiet is a good word for it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPlenty of people in that business want the credit, and he seems to have been fine with the results.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur condolences to his family and to the writers he represented.