NBC's David Bloom dies in Iraq

NBC correspondent David Bloom, who had been narrating the war in Iraq from a refurbished tank he helped design -- dubbed the "Bloom-mobile" --died Sunday from a pulmonary embolism on the outskirts of Baghdad. Bloom had worked with technicians to create a mobile satellite transmission unit to mount on an M88 tank recovery vehicle and transmit sharp pictures at up to 50 mph, according to the Washington Post. The camera sent microwave signals to a converted Ford crew-cab truck several miles back in the Army's 3rd Infantry Division convoy, where the images were beamed to NBC and streamed live on MSNBC.com throughout the war's first weeks. "He conceived of how to do it and what parts he needed," said NBC's Tim Russert, one of many colleagues who mourned him as a great journalist and friend. "He'd call up and say, 'We need one last part, but we need a license from the State Department.' No one thought he could do it."

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