Veteran Television News reporter, Lisa Colagrossi, passed away after suffering brain hemorrhage on an assignment according to medical officials. Mother of two and 49 year old reporter was covering a live report at the scene of a four-alarm fire in Woodhaven Queens where she notified here colleagues in the van something was amiss while on their way back to the station.
She was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and placed on life support where she never regained consciousness. Family members were at her bedside where doctors gave them the heartbreaking news that it was unlikely she would recover. Her colleagues were left reeling after WABC general manager Dave Davis revealed to them of the sudden death hours later.
Colagrossi joined WABC in 2001 as a morning reporter after working as an anchor at WKMG in Orlando where she won two local Emmy Awards. She was also a recipient of a number of awards from the Florida Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists.
Fans and colleagues started paying tributes within hours of the shocking news continuing into the weekend. Her Hockey team, the New York Rangers, was among the first one to share heartfelt condolences for one of their own on Twitter. Colagrossi was a straight forward reporter who told the truth while embodying the Eyewitness News Spirit said Dave Davis WABC-TV, the general manager.
Just like other television journalists Colagrossi has made a number of stops on her way to the top. She was an experienced anchor and reporter in her native Cleveland before shifting base to Alabama, West Virginia, and Orlando. She has covered some of the biggest stories in her career including the September 11 attacks that happened just days after she started her career.
Colagrossi covered all her stories according to colleagues with equal dedication and professionalism whether it was the St. Patrick’s Day to the Sandy Hook shootings or the winter storm closures.
Colagrossi was a proud hockey mom and is survived by her husband and two sons aged 11 and 14.
