David Bloom

David Jerome Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an American television journalist and co-anchor of Weekend Today. He also worked as a reporter. Bloom was born in Edina, Minnesota, and was an avid ice hockey player in his youth. He attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California, where he majored in political science and achieved top rankings in intercollegiate policy debate. Bloom had a successful career in journalism until his sudden death at the age of 39 due to a pulmonary embolism resulting from deep vein thrombosis. He is survived by his wife, Melanie, and three daughters: Nicole, Christine, and Ava.