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RJ Mitte remembered by Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan and Breaking…

Bryan Cranston and creator Vince Gilligan are among the Breaking Bad colleagues paying public tribute, in a roundup from The New York Times.

On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:45 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “RJ Mitte Is Remembered by Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan and Others From ‘Breaking Bad’”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:45 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: RJ Mitte.
BBN covered this story before: Kelly Clarkson store footage, Rays push ALCS, RJ Mitte remembered (October 13).

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The New York TimesRJ Mitte Is Remembered by Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan and Others From ‘Breaking Bad’

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Times reports that Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan and others from Breaking Bad are sharing memories of RJ Mitte.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe cast and creator coming together in public, and it's all tributes, no drama.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the Drama Index has to behave itself today, and I'm giving it a one.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA one?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA one. Nobody is feuding, nobody is shading anybody, and the only thing on fire is my little heart.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA one, because the scale only goes lower if somebody hands out free pudding.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMortimer would audit that pudding, Kenji, and he'd do it in a fourth state.

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