Chicago based sportscaster Daryl Hawks was found dead in his Atlanta hotel room this morning. The 38-year-old was in town to cover Game 6 of the Bulls vs Hawks game for NBC owned WMAQ Channel 5.
The former Marine and three-time Emmy winner’s body was discovered at 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning by hotel employees after he missed his wake-up call. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A cause of his death has not yet been determined. TMZ is reporting that Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has launched a full investigation into Hawks sudden death.
NBC5 Station Manager and Vice President of News, Frank Whittaker said: “We are all stunned right now. Daryl was a great member of our sports team, and was so excited about covering the Bulls during this playoff run.”
The sportscaster leaves behind a wife, Sandy, and three children.
Hawks joined Chicago NBC5 in 2008. Check out a prank that was pulled on the sportscaster in his early days with the station below: