Sad news for the NBC News family.
One of their employees, Larry Edgeworth, has unfortunately passed away after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The 61-year-old was a sound technician for NBC News’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters for the past 25 years.
According to a memo sent by NBC News President Andrew Lack, his wife said that he suffered from other health issues.
NBC News Reports:
Edgeworth previously spent 25 years at NBC News working as an audio technician, during which he was well-known to many network correspondents with whom he traveled around the world.
“Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” Lack wrote.
Stacy Brady, NBCUniversal’s executive vice president of field and production operations, “says he was known as the ‘gentle giant who would give you the shirt off his back,'” Lack added.
Other NBC News employees remembered Edgeworth for his professional demeanor and affability in any circumstance.
“Larry was a gentle bear of a man, the heart and soul of our extended NBC family,” Andrea Mitchell, NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent, said. “I was always cheered and reassured knowing he was on the team in the field. He always had my back whether here in the U.S. or in the most dangerous situations around the world.”
In a tribute on Instagram, “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie said her “heart breaks” after learning Edgeworth died after getting COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
“I adored Larry,” she wrote. “We traveled together for two straight months on a campaign in 2008 and he was always the most warm, most professional, most loving. All hours of the day and night, no matter how hungry or tired or stressed we were – he was always a joy.”
“Larry, dear, I will miss you,” she added.
Edgeworth is survived by his wife and two sons.
“We are doing everything we can to support his family during this very difficult time,” Lack wrote.
At least two other NBC News employees have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, prompting network officials to require most staffers at offices and bureaus across the country to work from home.
This is such devastating news. Thank you for your service at NBC News Mr. Edgeworth. You will be remembered by many!
Let us please keep his family and friends in our prayers as they continue to go through this difficult time.
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