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Fox News VP Dies Suddenly At 47


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Alan Komissaroff who served as the senior vice president of news and politics at Fox News died suddenly at the age of 47.

Komissaroff died two weeks after suffering a heart attack.

His health problems started on January 8th when he had a heart attack while exercising.

He was rushed to the hospital and soon after he slipped into a coma but never regained consciousness.

 

People Magazine dropped more details on the story:

Alan Komissaroff, the senior vice president of news and politics at Fox News Media died on Friday, two weeks after suffering a heart attack. He was 47.

While exercising at home on Jan. 8, Alan told his wife Rachael that he didn’t feel well, a GoFundMe to support Rachael and her and Alan’s two children shared.

“She called 911, and his heart stopped while paramedics were taking him to the hospital. He slipped into a coma, and never regained consciousness,” the campaign added.

“Alan was the family’s rock. He spent decades as a TV producer in New York; he loved his work, but he loved his wife and kids so much more.”

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It noted that Rachael is a teacher in New York City, and “Alan’s overwhelming desire was for both his kids to have a chance to go to college. We want to make sure Alan’s dream lives on, even now that he’s gone.”

Alan was married to Rachael, his high school sweetheart, for more than 20 years. The two share son Ben, 17, and daughter Olivia, 13.

Fox News added more details:

Fox News Senior Vice President of News & Politics Alan Komissaroff died on Friday after suffering a heart attack at his home earlier this month. He was 47 years old.

“This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken,” FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and FOX News Media President Jay Wallace wrote in a memo to colleagues.

Fox News Senior Vice President of News and Politics Alan Komissaroff died on Friday after suffering a heart attack at his home nearly two weeks ago. He was 47 years old.
Fox News Senior Vice President of News and Politics Alan Komissaroff died on Friday after suffering a heart attack at his home nearly two weeks ago. He was 47 years old. (Fox News)

“Alan was a leader and mentor throughout FOX News Media who was integral to our daily news operations and played an indispensable role in every election cycle. The recent midterm election coverage was easily one of the finest nights of special coverage he produced throughout his career. And he was the ultimate producer: breaking news, politics, special events — there was no steadier or more trusted colleague to be with in the control room during the most consequential events of our time, and his incisiveness and passion for news made our work better,” Scott and Wallace wrote.

Fox News previously demanded all employees to be vaxxed:



 

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