NBC's Bloom dies in Iraq in non-combat death (GE) By Jon Friedman
NBC News correspondent David Bloom, 39, who was reporting on the war from the Iraqi desert, died from a pulmonary embolism, the Associated Press reported, noting that the network (GE) announced the news on Sunday. Bloom was the anchor of the weekend ``Today'' show and had been traveling with U.S. troops for many weeks in Iraq. A pulmonary embolism is usually a blood clot in an artery of the lung. On Friday, Michael Kelly was reported to be the first American journalist to die during the media's coverage of the war.
He was married with 3 daughters ages 9 and 3. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. I always liked his reporting.
NBC News correspondent David Bloom, 39, who was reporting on the war from the Iraqi desert, died from a pulmonary embolism, the Associated Press reported, noting that the network (GE) announced the news on Sunday. Bloom was the anchor of the weekend ``Today'' show and had been traveling with U.S. troops for many weeks in Iraq. A pulmonary embolism is usually a blood clot in an artery of the lung. On Friday, Michael Kelly was reported to be the first American journalist to die during the media's coverage of the war.
He was married with 3 daughters ages 9 and 3. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. I always liked his reporting.
