Jim Paratore, 58, Co-Creator of TMZ, Dies

The cause was a heart attack, Warner Loading... Brothers said. As the top executive of Telepictures Loading... Productions and later with his own company, Paramedia, Mr. Paratore supplied a string of successful informational and entertainment shows to local stations, a business that has less cachet than national broadcast television but often much greater profits. Read more

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Mr. Paratore was a television executive and producer who partnered with Harvey Levin to create the entertainment Web site TMZ.

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