Editing David Bloom (section)

==Professional career==
He began his television career at [[WKBT-TV]] in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]], [[Wisconsin]], covering local government stories. Bloom worked as a general assignment reporter at [[KWCH-TV]] in [[Wichita, Kansas]] from 1988 to 1989.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

In 1989, Bloom joined NBC's [[WTVJ]] in [[Miami]]. He covered [[Hurricane Andrew]] and while reporting the aftermath he chased off would-be looters. In 1991, he won a [[Emmy Award#Regional Emmys|regional Emmy]] for investigative journalism for his report on South Florida's role in the shipment of arms to Iraq. He received the [[Peabody Award]] and was awarded the [[RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award|Edward R. Murrow Award]] by the [[Radio-Television News Directors Association]] for his hurricane coverage.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

In 1993, Bloom joined [[NBC News]] as correspondent in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], California in 1995.  Bloom covered the presidential campaigns of 1996 and 2000 for the network and in 1997 became NBC's [[White House]] correspondent. Former [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] said that Bloom's "integrity and good humor will be missed."<ref name=usa/>

During his tenure with NBC, Bloom reported on major stories including presidential races, the [[September 11 attacks]], the [[D.C. sniper attacks|Washington-area sniper shootings]], and the [[Bosnian War|war in Bosnia]]. According to the late [[Tim Russert]], former NBC Washington bureau chief, "You couldn't keep him away from a story. Whenever something was breaking, he wanted to be there."<ref name=usa>{{cite web | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/world/iraq/2003-04-06-bloom_x.htm | title=NBC News' David Bloom dies in Iraq | work=USA Today | date=April 6, 2003 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> In March 2000, Bloom became co-anchor of ''[[Weekend Today]]'' along with [[Soledad O'Brien]], a position in which he served until his death.