Departures of note

Jim Geoghan was an American television writer and producer best known as the co-creator and executive producer of "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," the Disney Channel sitcom that premiered in 2005. The show, which he created alongside Danny Kallis, followed twin brothers living in a Boston hotel and became one of the network's top-rated programs, launching the careers of stars including Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Ashley Tisdale, and Brenda Song.

The series ran for three seasons and spawned a sequel, "The Suite Life on Deck," as well as a television film, cementing its place as a defining Disney Channel franchise of the 2000s. The show was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program.

Geoghan died on September 6, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 79.