ABC News mourns unexpected death of ‘This Week’ producer

ABC News is mourning the death of the executive producer of “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” after he passed away unexpectedly on Friday.

ABC’s Rachel Scott said on Saturday’s episode of “World News Tonight” that Dax Tejera’s death left ABC in “shock and scars.” Tejera died of a heart attack at the age of 37.

ABC president Kim Godwin sent a memo announcing his death to employees, saying Tehera’s energy, passion and love for the show “shone every Sunday morning.” Godwin said Tejera has his wife Veronica and his two daughters, and the company’s thoughts are with them and his family.

“Dax will be deeply missed by all of us here at ABC News,” said Scott.

Tejera was named Executive Producer of ‘This Week’ last December and has been on the show since just before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

“His vision, coming into this role at a time of great uncertainty, has helped take This Week to new heights. #1 in 2019,” Godwin said in an announcement note. Appointment of Tejera at the time.

He began working for ABC News in 2017 as a senior producer in the Washington bureau, doing remote anchor broadcasts and special presentations across the country from when former President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. I made it.

Tejera was previously a producer at MSNBC, editor and researcher for NBC News.

Members of various media outlets have posted comments praising Tehera, with people who knew him saying they miss him.

Maggie Haberman of The New York Times murmured Tehera was a “nice” guy, but an NPR media correspondent David Falkenflick said He found Tehera to be “sharp, thoughtful, unflappable, and fun.”

CNN Executive Producer Javi Morgado he tweeted “Heartbroken” to learn of his friend Tejera’s death. He said he first met Tejera when he was working on the ‘Today’ show 15 years ago, and he’s accomplished a lot since then.

Jose Diaz Ballart on MSNBC murmured It was a pleasure to meet and work with Tejera.