Ruch first joined the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network in 2005, where he supervised additional programming, including Food Network and Fine Living. He went on to become a top executive at HGTV, including a four-year stint as Group Senior Vice President of Development, before being named Head of Content in January 2023.

Loren Ruch, head of content for HGTV and host of ‘HGTV House Party,’ has died at the age of 55. According to TMZ, Ruch’s death comes following a battle with pneumonia.