VIDEO : Steven Bochco, Emmy-Winning TV Producer, Dies

Steven Bochco, the Emmy-winning creator of television classics like NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, and Hill Street Blues, died on Sunday following a multi-year battle with leukemia. He was 74 years old. ?Steven fought cancer with strength, courage, grace, and his unsurpassed sense of humor,? spokesman Phillip Arnold said. ?He died peacefully in his sleep [at home] with his family close by.? Steven Spielberg called him ?a friend and a colleague? who he will ?miss terribly,? while former ABC Entertainment president Ted Harbert added, ?Even though the network is supposed to be the authority, I always looked at Steven as my teacher, my mentor, the genius that led me to the best decision.?