Network chairman Andy Lack discloses that Larry Edgeworth, who worked as an audio technician, had 'suffered from other health issues that led him to succumb to the illness.'
- March 21, 2020
AceShowbiz - An NBC staff member who contracted coronavirus has died.
Network chiefs confirmed the sad news on Friday, March 20, in a memo to staff, with Chairman Andy Lack reporting that "longtime member of our NBC News family" Larry Edgeworth died after testing positive for COVID-19.
Lack said that Edgeworth, who worked as an audio technician for the network, had "suffered from other health issues that led him to succumb to the illness."
"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, reported the New York Post's gossip column Page Six. "Stacy Brady says he was known as the 'gentle giant who would give you the shirt off his back.' "
The network has been operating with a reduced number of staff as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) urging people to practice social distancing and stay home in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has seen more than 255,800 cases of the virus registered, resulting in a death toll of over 10,400, since it began in December (2019).
