Dax Tejera, executive producer of This week with George Stephanopoulosdied suddenly on Friday of a heart attack.
he was 37
ABC News President Kim Godwin announced his death in a memo to employees, portions of which are copied below.
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce that our friend and colleague Dax Tejera passed away suddenly last night of a heart attack.
As an EP by This week with George Stephanopoulos Dax’s energy, passion and love for this program, ABC News and you, shone brightly every Sunday morning. The same love extended to his precious girls.
Our thoughts are with his wife Veronica, the couple’s two young daughters and the entire Tejera family.
Tejera was named executive producer of This week in 2020 and the show rose to the top of Sunday shows for adults 25 to 54. He made a name for himself by sending his hosts on the spot and shifting the focus of the show beyond its typical focus on Beltway politics.
When he joined the network in 2017, he produced remote broadcasts from around the country and coverage of then-President Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jeong-Un and Vladymir Putin. Tejera has also curated interviews with newsmakers and covered Covid, the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
He was previously a producer at MSNBC and produced the documentary hatred is increasing with HBO.
Writer: Tom Tick
Source: Deadline
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