News of Daryl Hawks passing cast a pall over the Chicago sports world, and the NBCChicago newsroom.
The 38-year-old sports anchor went too soon, and his death hit with force.
When Station Manager and Vice President of News Frank Whittaker gathered the staff around 11:20 a.m. Thursday to make the heartbreaking announcement that we'd lost a family member, each of us felt a pang of grief. Tears welled up and confused emotions began to mingle.
We are, after all, a newsroom and this story needed to be told. But we'd also lost a friend and needed time for sadness.
Thursday ticked by with a weighted minute hand as we prepared our newscasts. It felt as though our newsroom were located at the bottom of an ocean, all muted sound and no oxygen.
No one is grieving as deeply as Daryl's family, and our thoughts continue to be with them in this time of terrible tragedy and pain. We offer our full support to help their wounds heal.
NBCChicago would like to thank our viewers for their tremendous outpouring of support and prayers, many of which were posted to Daryl's and our Facebook pages. Please, keep them coming.
Here are some thoughts from our staff and their stories of Daryl, a true family man, consummate professional and sports fanatic. Not everyone is ready to contribute, but we'll add their sentiments as they come.
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