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Lisa Colagrossi, a 49-year-old New York TV news reporter for WABC, has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage while covering a story on Thursday.

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The veteran TV news reporter and anchor was remembered for her professionalism, compassion and reliable reporting after her death in NYC.

Fans and colleagues started sharing tributes within hours of the news. Even her hockey team, the New York Rangers, shared condolences on Twitter.

To them, the death of a morning news fixture felt like losing a loved one, many said, a testament to the role of local news in an age of global media.

Her employer, WABC said in a statement that "Thursday seemed like just another morning, with Lisa Colagrossi doing what she did so well, reporting live."

"She was an amazing reporter, committed to Eyewitness News. She was dedicated to telling a story with honesty, a working woman, a hockey mom."

"She was gutsy and fearless. We here at Eyewitness News are still in shock and we’re trying to cope with the loss of someone we loved and valued."

It’s what New York came to know and expect from Lisa Colagrossi: "authentic, steady, reassuring reporting," the station continued of "the ultimate pro."

Journalist Colagrossi, they said, could seamlessly "go from tackling crimes to financial news; Lisa could find humor even at the expense of herself."

"She covered some of the biggest stories in the Tri-State for almost 14 years. She started working at WABC the Sunday after the World Trade Center disaster."

Like most journalists, she made a few stops on her way to New York, starting in her native Cleveland before moving onto Alabama, West Virginia and Orlando.

In a news town that’s notoriously tough to break into, Colagrossi "out-hustled other New York reporters from the very beginning," anchor Lori Stokes said.

"It’s hard to imagine mornings without Lisa. We here at Eyewitness News are still in shock and we’re trying to cope with the loss of someone we loved and valued."

She leaves behind two sons and a husband.