Tyra Banks TV Executive, Jim Paratore dies

Jim Paratore, who developed and steered series including “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “The Tyra Banks Show,” as a Warner Bros. TV executive, has died. He was 59.

According to Warner Bros., Paratore suffered a heart attack on tTesday while bicycling in France.

He is survived by his wife, Jill Wickert, and his daughter, Martinique Paratore.