NBC Employee Dies After Coronavirus Diagnosis

Another fatality of the pandemic that is coronavirus has been reported and this time, it is an employee of NBC channel. 

The employee, Larry Edgeworth, worked in the equipment room at the network's 30 Rockefeller Plaza office in midtown Manhattan. The network said that Edgeworth "also suffered from other health issues, according to his wife." Prior to working in the equipment room, he worked as an audio technician at the network for 25 years.

NBC News chairman Andy Lack, in a memo, said of Edgeworth: "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."

The network had previously announced on Monday that an employee who works on the third hour of the Today show franchise had tested positive as well. Edgeworth's colleagues paid tribute to him on social media.

"He was a devoted father to two, a husband, and a friend," NBC News correspondent Tom Winter wrote on Twitter. "We're less of a place without his smile and talent."

"Such devastating news here," NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez wrote. "Larry was the kind of guy you always wanted with you on tough assignments. An incredible journalist and an even kinder man. No nonsense. We will miss him terribly."

"Thinking about Larry & his family today," MSNBC booker Jesse Rodriguez said. "Always had a smile on his face when I would see him. Always eager to help. A tough day."

Employees at ABC News, CBS News, CNN, The New York Times, Vox Media and Conde Nast have also tested positive for the virus.

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