David Bloom
David Bloom was born in Edina, Minnesota, United States on May 22nd, 1963 and is the Journalist. At the age of 39, David Bloom biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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David Jerome Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was a television journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) before his sudden death in 2003, which culminated in a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) became a pulmonary embolism.
Early and personal life
David Bloom was born in Edina, Minnesota, the son of Laura Jean (née Carmichael) and Harold James Bloom. He was a regular ice hockey player and state champion in high school debate in the National Forensic League. Bloom attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California, from 1981 to 1983, where he concentrated on political science.
Bloom was ranked as the best in the nation for intercollegiate policy debate in 1985. Before entering the National Debate Tournament of 1985, he and his partner, Greg Mastel, were ranked the best debate team in the country. Loyola Marymount defeated them in quarterfinals.
Bloom's wife, Melanie, and three children: Nicole, Christine, and Ava. At the time of his death, the Blooms were residents of Pound Ridge, New York. After his death, his widow began working with the Coalition to Prevent DVT and remarried to Daniel McNulty in 2008.
Professional career
He began his television career at WKBT-TV in La Crosse, Wisconsin, reporting local government news. Bloom served as a general assignment reporter at KWCH-TV in Wichita, Kansas, from 1988 to 1989.
Bloom appeared on NBC's WTVJ in Miami in 1989. He covered Hurricane Andrew and, when reporting the aftermath, he chased off would-be looters. In 1991, he received an award for investigative journalism for his article on South Florida's role in the delivery of arms to Iraq. The Peabody Award was given to him by the Radio and Television News Directors Association for his hurricane coverage.
Bloom began as a reporter in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1995, he moved to Los Angeles, California. Bloom covered the presidential campaigns of 1996 and 2000 for the network, and in 1997, she became NBC's White House reporter. Bloom's "integrity and good humor will be lost," President Bill Clinton said.
Bloom specialized in NBC news, including presidential candidates, the September 11 attacks, the Washington-area sniper shootings, and Bosnia's war. "You couldn't keep him away from a story," former NBC Washington bureau chief Tim Russert said. "He wanted to be there" when something was breaking. Bloom and Soledad O'Brien, co-anchor of Weekend Today in March 2000, a position he held until his death.