Who was Today show producer Ric Romo?
THE TODAY show mourned the loss of their longtime producers Ric Romo on Monday, June 28. Colleagues of Romo referred to him as "the most-loved person in the newsroom." For over 30 years, Romo was a West coast news producer on the TODAY show. He joined the NBC family back in 1979 and has been there ever since. Throughout his time with NBC, Romo covered a number of stories from the O.J. Simpson trial back in 1995, to red carpet events and West Coast earthquakes. His work on the red carpet also led him to have some famous friends including the late Hollywood great Fred Astaire, who was an actor and dancer. The TODAY show revealed on Monday, June 28, 2021 that Romo had passed away over the weekend at the age of 62. He was a great storyteller; he was incredibly funny. Ric knew everybody on the NBC lot  they knew him  he knew the security guards and all the way up to Johnny Carson himself. He brought a smile to everybodys face, literally just when Ric walked in the door," Carson Daly said on TODAY. 3 The TODAY show hosts revealed on Monday June 28, 2021 that producer Ric Romo passed away  The cause of his death has yet to be revealed. He just had this infectious smile and this wonderful, wonderful attitude, Al Roker said. According to TODAY, Romo was married to his wife Carol for over 40 years. The morning show said that the producer is survived by his wife and his siblings, Jim, Dan, and Diana. There is no information on if the family had any children or not.