Alice Stewart Dies: CNN Political Commentator Was 58
deadline.comAlice Stewart, a CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died at 58. Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Bellevue neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning.
No foul play is suspected, and officers believe a medical emergency occurred. “Alice was a very dear friend and colleague to all of us at CNN,” Mark Thompson, the network’s CEO, said in an email to staff Saturday. “A political veteran and an Emmy Award-winning journalist who brought an incomparable spark to CNN’s coverage, known across our bureaus not only for her political savvy, but for her unwavering kindness.
Our hearts are heavy as we mourn such an extraordinary loss.” Stewart was born in Atlanta, Georgia, an started her career as a local reporter and producer in that state.
She then moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, to be a news anchor. From there, she served as the communications director in then-Arkansas Gov.
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