Kristin bjorklund dies: emmy-winning ‘family feud’ producer was 67

Kristin Bjorklund Dead: Emmy-Winning 'Family Feud' Producer Was 67 You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content March 10, 2023 2:22pm SERVICES TO

SHARE THIS PAGE. Kristin Bjorklund, a longtime member of the _Family Feud _game show producing team, died in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 5 of sepsis after undergoing a kidney transplant. She

was 67. Here death was announced by her friend Diane Hamilton. Starting as a production assistant when Richard Dawson hosted, Bjorklund had risen to co-executive producer by the Steve Harvey

era. She also worked on the show when Ray Combs and Louie Anderson hosted. Born in Mineola, New York on July 8, 1955, Bjorklund began her career at game show producer Goodson-Todman

Productions after graduating from Dartmouth. She started working for _Family Feud _in 1982, first as a production assistant for the main show and its spinoff _All-Star Family Feud_, and then

from 1988-94 as associate producer for_ Family Feud_. Bjorklund was a co-executive producer of _Family Feud_ from 2003 to 2023 and _Celebrity Family Feud_ from 2015 to 2020. She shared a

Daytime Emmy Award in 2019 when _Feud_ was named Outstanding Game Show. WATCH ON DEADLINE Survivors include nephew Erik Bjorklund and niece Annika Bjorklund. 3 Comments JavaScript is

required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad