Brandon Tartikoff had been battling with Hodgkin 's Disease for more than 20 years and had had more than two attacks , he died before 2000 before he was 50 .
Just prior to his death from Hodgkin 's Disease in 1997 at the age of 48 , ( with which Tartikoff had three separate bouts over 25 years ) , Tartikoff served as the chairman of the AOL project `` Entertainment Asylum , '' where he teamed with internet pioneer Scott Zakarin to build the world 's first interactive broadcast studio .
Brandon Tartikoff