Larry Edgeworth, a longtime employee of NBC News who worked out of the equipment room at the network's 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters in New York City,…
"My heart breaks this morning at the loss of NBC audio technician Larry Edgeworth due to COVID19," Guthrie wrote on Instagram. "I adored Larry. 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. He loved his work and excelled at it. He loved his colleagues and boy did we love him.
"I would like for you to know this name : Larry Edgeworth," Kotb tweeted. "He was a longtime member of our NBC crew.. big smile.. big heart..we loved Larry and he loved us back.. all of us ...He died after testing positive for the Coronavirus." According to NBC News, Edgeworth also suffered from other health issues. "As we have heard from medical professionals, those with underlying health concerns are sadly the most vulnerable," Lack wrote to staff. "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," he added.
"Larry was a gentle bear of a man, the heart and soul of our extended NBC family," said Andrea Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent at NBC News. "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."MSNBC correspondent Garrett Haake remembered working with Edgeworth while covering the Mitt Romney presidential campaign in 2012.
Joy Reid, another correspondent, tweeted about covering the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida with Edgeworth. "Just a lovable, hilarious, brilliant guy. Take coronavirus seriously please and damn that virus to Hell," she wrote.At least two other NBC News employees tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 strain in recent days, including onestaffer, according to the company.
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