CNN Graphics Staffer Dies After ‘Medical Emergency’ at New York Bureau
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A veteran behind-the-camera staffer at CNN died Wednesday after experiencing a “medical emergency” at the Warner Bros.
Discovery outlet’s New York headquarters, employees learned from a memo. Melissa Elkas, an electronics graphics operator who has worked for CNN for the last 25 years, passed away after being taken to a nearby hospital, the memo said.
The Adelphi University graduate joined CNN in September of 1997 in an entry-level role, according to her LinkedIn page. “Melissa was a friend to everyone and dear friend to many.
She was warm, caring and loved CNN and what we do more than anything else,” CNN executives said in the memo. “She dedicated her life’s work to CNN, to our journalism and to supporting everything we do every day.
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