47-Year-Old Fox News Executive, Alan Komissaroff, Dies of Heart Attack At Home While Exercising

At the age of 47, longtime Fox News executive, Alan Komissaroff, died after suffering a heart attack at his home earlier in the month. On Friday, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay formally announced his untimely death.

Having joined the company at its conception in 1996,Komissaroff, was a “Fox News original,” He reportedly came to Fox News, as his first job after college.

In a memo to colleagues, Scott and Wallace announced Komissaroff’s untimely death:

“This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken. Alan was a leader and mentor throughout FOX News Media who was integral to our daily news operations and played an indispensable role in every election cycle. The recent midterm election coverage was easily one of the finest nights of special coverage he produced throughout his career. And he was the ultimate producer: breaking news, politics, special events — there was no steadier or more trusted colleague to be with in the control room during the most consequential events of our time, and his incisiveness and passion for news made our work better. He would joke that he was a guy from “real Brooklyn” and rose through the ranks to become a writer, producer, showrunner and eventually Senior Vice President of News & Politics, overseeing all political coverage. His sharp sense of humor and quick wit throughout his incredible career also led to the many lifelong friendships he made here.”

- Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace

While exercising at his home, on January 8, Komissaroff reportedly suffered a heart attack. When Komissaroff told her, he did not feel well, his wife, Rachael, called 911. As paramedics drove him to the hospital, reportedly Komissaroff’s heart stopped. He never regained consciousness and spent his remaining days in the hospital in a coma, according to a GoFundMe page set up to support Komissaroff’s family. He is survived by his wife, Rachael, and their two teenage children, Ben and Olivia.

The donation page reads-

“Alan was the family’s rock. He spent decades as a TV producer in New York; he loved his work, but he loved his wife and kids so much more,”.

-GoFundMe Page

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