Veteran broadcaster and television/radio host Ed Shultz has died at the age of 64 of natural causes.
Schultz, a former political commentator, TV & radio host, and former sports broadcaster, most recently hosted a daily primetime weekday show on RT America.
During his career, Schultz hosted the nationally syndicated “Ed Schultz News and Commentary” podcast from 2015 until the time of his death. In addition, he hosted a nightly television show, News with Ed Schultz, since 2016.
Schultz was the host of both The Ed Show, which was a weekday news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show that was nationally syndicated by Dial Global.
via The Hill:
Schultz started his career in Fargo before eventually working as a commentator and host at MSNBC. Fans praised his focus on middle-class issues on his TV show “The Ed Show,” which was broadcast weekday afternoons.
Schultz’s MSNBC show was canceled in 2015, and in January 2016 he joined RT America, the English-language Russian news channel.
The Kremlin-backed RT is frequently criticized as state propaganda and was forced to register as a “foreign agent” by the Justice Department last year. But Schultz pushed back against that characterization.
“RT completes the picture of the events in the U.S. and around the globe, giving viewers access to a range of stories, voices and opinions, and a real opportunity to speak their minds,” Schultz said upon his hiring.
Ed Schultz Cause of Death: Natural Causes
On July 5, 2018, broadcaster and radio host Ed Schultz passed away at the age of 64-years-old due to natural causes.
Schultz was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and attended Larchmont Elementary School, Blair Junior High. In 1972, he graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk.
He is survived by his wife, Wendy, and his six children.
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