Renowned producer Woody Fraser, creator of 'Good Morning America,' dead at 90

"Woody Fraser was EP of my @FoxNews TV show & a TV pioneer. He was creator of many TV shows over 7 decades," former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee wrote on X.

Huckabee, calling the late producer a "legend," also noted that Fraser served as his mentor on television.

Producer E.V. Di Massa Jr., Fraser's longtime collaborator, also paid tribute on Facebook.

"My mentor and a true producing genius, Woody Fraser, passed. So many memories. Here we are accepting the Mike Douglas Lifetime Award at the Emmys," Massa wrote, sharing a picture with Fraser.

He won the Emmy for "The Richard Simmons Show" in 1982 alongside his wife Noreen Fraser, who served as a producer on the show at the time. Noreen passed away following a battle with breast cancer in 2017.

Fraser is credited with helping establish "Good Morning America" as a formidable morning entertainment program, serving as the show's first executive producer.

He spent 50 years working in Hollywood, beginning his career as a director for NBC in 1960. It was the same year he worked with Mike Douglas to help create his self-titled show, which became one of the most successful and long-running talk shows in the entertainment industry.

From 1966 to 1973, Fraser oversaw 32.5 hours of programming a week - a record at the time.

Fraser is survived by eight children and three grandchildren. His family said more details about his death will come at a later date.