The television world has been rocked by the sudden death of one of its most respected behind-the-scenes figures, with industry insiders reeling after senior communications executive Robert Pietranton died unexpectedly at his Los Angeles home. He was 56. Word of Robert’s passing spread quickly through the tight-knit PR and publicity circles, with many left stunned as he had been in the office working as normal just a day earlier.

Friends say the loss has hit especially hard because there had been no sign that anything was wrong . The cause of death remains unknown. Robert, most recently SVP Publicity & Communications for the Warner Bros. Television Group, spent more than two decades at the studio and became one of the most trusted voices in TV communications. Colleagues say he set

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