Geddie has received six Emmy Award nominations and two wins . In 2003 , he won a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Talk Show category for his work as executive producer of '' The View '' . To date , he has scored ten Daytime Emmy nominations . He was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards on June 23 , 2012 for his contributions as writer , producer and director in his more than 30-year television career . Malachy Wienges , chairman of NATAS , stated : " Bill Geddie is an icon in the television industry . " Geddie is a screenwriter in his spare time . He wrote the script for '' Unforgettable '' , a movie starring Ray Liotta and Linda Fiorentino
39th Daytime Emmy Awards
39th Daytime Emmy Awards
Bill Geddie