Jeff Shell, the CEO of NBCUniversal, said on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. As infections touch celebrities to playwrights to sports legends and politicians, Shell is the first CEO of a major media and entertainment group to be diagnosed after Universal Music Group chief executive Lucian Grange tested positive earlier this month.
Shell made the announcement in an email to employees in which he stressed that people will have to work from home “for some time” in order to limit the spread of the virus.
He said the company has committed over $150 million across its film, television and...
Shell made the announcement in an email to employees in which he stressed that people will have to work from home “for some time” in order to limit the spread of the virus.
He said the company has committed over $150 million across its film, television and...
- 3/26/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
NBCUniversal Jeff Shell revealed on Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
“I recently have been feeling under the weather and just learned that I have tested positive for Covid-19,” Shell said in a staff memo. “Although the virus has been tough to cope with, I have managed to work remotely in La and am improving every day.”
Shell becomes the first studio chief to test positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, which has sickened nearly 500,000 people around the world and killed more than 22,000. In the U.S., positive cases have reached 70,000. Universal Musical Group CEO Lucian Grange was hospitalized last week after testing positive for the virus.
Shell was named CEO of NBCU in January.
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You can read Shell’s full memo below:
It’s hard to believe...
“I recently have been feeling under the weather and just learned that I have tested positive for Covid-19,” Shell said in a staff memo. “Although the virus has been tough to cope with, I have managed to work remotely in La and am improving every day.”
Shell becomes the first studio chief to test positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, which has sickened nearly 500,000 people around the world and killed more than 22,000. In the U.S., positive cases have reached 70,000. Universal Musical Group CEO Lucian Grange was hospitalized last week after testing positive for the virus.
Shell was named CEO of NBCU in January.
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You can read Shell’s full memo below:
It’s hard to believe...
- 3/26/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Jeff Shell, NBCUniversal’s recently appointed CEO, has tested positive for coronavirus, Variety has confirmed.
In a memo to staff, Shell said he was diagnosed with the virus despite being asymptomatic. He told employees that he will self-quarantine and work from home indefinitely while he recovers.
“I recently have been feeling under the weather and just learned that I have tested positive for Covid-19,” Shell wrote. “Although the virus has been tough to cope with, I have managed to work remotely in La and am improving every day.”
Starting last week, NBCUniversal employees had already been directed to work from home in an effort to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
“Many of you, like me, are working from home while trying to balance family commitments and other challenges, and I know this isn’t easy,” Shell said. “But for those of you who can do your jobs from home,...
In a memo to staff, Shell said he was diagnosed with the virus despite being asymptomatic. He told employees that he will self-quarantine and work from home indefinitely while he recovers.
“I recently have been feeling under the weather and just learned that I have tested positive for Covid-19,” Shell wrote. “Although the virus has been tough to cope with, I have managed to work remotely in La and am improving every day.”
Starting last week, NBCUniversal employees had already been directed to work from home in an effort to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
“Many of you, like me, are working from home while trying to balance family commitments and other challenges, and I know this isn’t easy,” Shell said. “But for those of you who can do your jobs from home,...
- 3/26/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
MSNBC issued a correction Tuesday and retracted a tweet that misquoted host Chris Hayes as saying the coronavirus pandemic had the potential to kill “50% of the population.”
The Monday tweet linked to an article on MSNBC.com, tagged Hayes’ account and quoted him: “There is no option to just let everyone go back out and go back to normal if a pandemic rages across the country and kills 50% of the population.”
The network later removed the erroneous post and explained why it was inaccurate.
“Correction: The quote tweeted is incorrect due to an editing error,” tweeted the account Tuesday, featuring a screenshot of the original tweet. “It should read: ‘if a pandemic rages across the country and infects 50% of the population, and kills a percentage point, at the low end’.”
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NBC News has itself been affected by the pandemic.
The Monday tweet linked to an article on MSNBC.com, tagged Hayes’ account and quoted him: “There is no option to just let everyone go back out and go back to normal if a pandemic rages across the country and kills 50% of the population.”
The network later removed the erroneous post and explained why it was inaccurate.
“Correction: The quote tweeted is incorrect due to an editing error,” tweeted the account Tuesday, featuring a screenshot of the original tweet. “It should read: ‘if a pandemic rages across the country and infects 50% of the population, and kills a percentage point, at the low end’.”
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NBC News has itself been affected by the pandemic.
- 3/24/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
A second Fox Business staffer has tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said Saturday in an internal memo obtained by Deadline.
“We just learned a short time ago that another one of our Fox Business employees has tested positive for Covid-19,” wrote Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox President Jay Wallace in the memo.
The memo went on to say the employee last worked at Fox Corp.’s New York headquarters on Monday, March 16, on the building’s 12th floor.
“On the advice of medical professionals, we have now made the determination that this employee’s direct co-workers/team self-quarantine for 14 days since last contact,” the memo added. “In...
“We just learned a short time ago that another one of our Fox Business employees has tested positive for Covid-19,” wrote Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox President Jay Wallace in the memo.
The memo went on to say the employee last worked at Fox Corp.’s New York headquarters on Monday, March 16, on the building’s 12th floor.
“On the advice of medical professionals, we have now made the determination that this employee’s direct co-workers/team self-quarantine for 14 days since last contact,” the memo added. “In...
- 3/21/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
The Today show co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb and other NBC News employees are sharing touching tributes to their late colleague Larry Edgeworth, who died at age 61 on Thursday after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The company's chairman, Andy Lack, announced his death in an email to staff members on Friday. Edgeworth had spent more than 25 years at NBC News, working as an audio technician and then working in an equipment room at the company's 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters in New York City, where the Today show is filmed. His wife Crystal said he also suffered from other health issues, NBC News reported. Edgeworth is also survived by their two...
- 3/20/2020
- E! Online
Updated: President Donald Trump went off on NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander after he pressed him on what he would say to Americans who are frightened by the coronavirus.
“What do you say to Americans that are scared?” Alexander asked.
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“I’d say you are a terrible reporter,” Trump responded. “I think that’s a very nasty question, and I think that’s a very bad signal that you’re putting out to the American people.” He then blasted NBC News and its parent company, Comcast, in general.
.@PeterAlexander: What do you say to Americans, who are watching you right now,...
“What do you say to Americans that are scared?” Alexander asked.
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“I’d say you are a terrible reporter,” Trump responded. “I think that’s a very nasty question, and I think that’s a very bad signal that you’re putting out to the American people.” He then blasted NBC News and its parent company, Comcast, in general.
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- 3/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC News employee Larry Edgeworth died Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus, according to the network. He worked in the equipment room of 30 Rockefeller Center, NBC’s headquarters in New York City, and previously spent 25 years working as an audio technician for the company.
“Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” NBC News chairman Andy Lack wrote in an email to staffers Friday morning.
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In an article addressing the death, NBC News also pointed out that per his wife, Edgeworth had other health issues.
Lack assured staff, “We are doing everything we can to support his family during this very difficult time.”
At NBC, show staffers have been taking precautions for days.
“Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” NBC News chairman Andy Lack wrote in an email to staffers Friday morning.
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In an article addressing the death, NBC News also pointed out that per his wife, Edgeworth had other health issues.
Lack assured staff, “We are doing everything we can to support his family during this very difficult time.”
At NBC, show staffers have been taking precautions for days.
- 3/20/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
A longtime NBC News employee has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, one of the first casualties of the disease among the media industry.
Larry Edgeworth was a technician who worked in an equipment room at NBCUniversal’s 30 Rock headquarters, and died Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus. NBC News did not disclose his age. In a memo to staffers sent Friday, NBC News Chairman Andy Lack, citing Edgeworth’s wife, said he suffered from “other health issues that led him to succumb to the illness.”
Edgeworth spent 25 years at the news division working as an audio technician. He had often traveled with correspondents around the world. “Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” Lack wrote.
Edgeworth is survived by a wife and two sons.
Larry Edgeworth was a technician who worked in an equipment room at NBCUniversal’s 30 Rock headquarters, and died Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus. NBC News did not disclose his age. In a memo to staffers sent Friday, NBC News Chairman Andy Lack, citing Edgeworth’s wife, said he suffered from “other health issues that led him to succumb to the illness.”
Edgeworth spent 25 years at the news division working as an audio technician. He had often traveled with correspondents around the world. “Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” Lack wrote.
Edgeworth is survived by a wife and two sons.
- 3/20/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
NBC News said on Friday that one of its employees, longtime audio technician Larry Edgeworth, has died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Larry Edgeworth, a sound technician for NBC News’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters for the past 25 years, suffered from other health issues, his wife said, according to a memo sent by NBC News President Andrew Lack.
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“I’m deeply saddened to tell you that we’ve lost a longtime member of our NBC News family – Larry Edgeworth passed away yesterday,” Lack wrote.
Lack added, “Larry most recently worked in the equipment room on the fifth floor, but prior to that he spent most of...
Larry Edgeworth, a sound technician for NBC News’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters for the past 25 years, suffered from other health issues, his wife said, according to a memo sent by NBC News President Andrew Lack.
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“I’m deeply saddened to tell you that we’ve lost a longtime member of our NBC News family – Larry Edgeworth passed away yesterday,” Lack wrote.
Lack added, “Larry most recently worked in the equipment room on the fifth floor, but prior to that he spent most of...
- 3/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
An NBC News employee has died after being infected with the novel coronavirus, the network announced on Friday morning.
The employee, Larry Edgeworth, worked in the equipment room at the network's 30 Rockefeller Plaza office in midtown Manhattan.
The network said that Edgeworth "also suffered from other health issues, according to his wife."
Prior to working in the equipment room, he worked as an audio technician at the network for 25 years.
NBC News chairman Andy Lack, in a memo, said of Edgeworth: "Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years,...
The employee, Larry Edgeworth, worked in the equipment room at the network's 30 Rockefeller Plaza office in midtown Manhattan.
The network said that Edgeworth "also suffered from other health issues, according to his wife."
Prior to working in the equipment room, he worked as an audio technician at the network for 25 years.
NBC News chairman Andy Lack, in a memo, said of Edgeworth: "Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years,...
- 3/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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