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‘Team in the Sky’: NBC4 Pays Tribute to Colleagues Killed in News Helicopter Crash
Friends and colleagues left flowers and stuffed animals as investigators examine the cause of the crash that killed 2 news crew members.
- On Tuesday evening, NBC4 and Telemundo 52 journalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw died in a helicopter crash between two commercial buildings on Mason Avenue in Chatsworth.
- The pair was reporting on a deadly collision between a Ford Expedition and a Metro bus when their helicopter went down and burst into flames near a storage facility.
- Friends gathered Wednesday at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima to pay respects, leaving flowers, rocks, and stuffed animals at the empty helicopter pad in tribute to Moreno and Marciniw.
- Moreno, a Chapman University graduate who joined Angel City Air in 2010, was celebrated by colleague Jake Asner for her dedication to aerial journalism and mentoring aspiring reporters.
- Fiancé Robert Barrientos posted a tribute on Instagram following the tragedy, as friends reflected on Moreno's 17-year career and lasting impact on Southern California journalism.
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Eliana Moreno died during an air cover in Los Angeles; the journalist devoted about 16 years to reporting from the sky.
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Remembering reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw
Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were dedicated journalists who covered some of the most important stories in Los Angeles. Their friends and colleagues from NBC Los Angeles paid tribute to their memories.
·New York, United States
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NBC4LA Emotional Tribute Says Reporter Eliana Moreno and Pilot George Marciniw 'Dedicated Their Lives' to Their Work Before Deadly Helicopter Crash
NBC4 Los Angeles paid tribute to reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, who were killed when its NewsChopper 4 crashed while covering a story.
·London, United Kingdom
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The journalist and the pilot made the heights their craft; together they covered for years the most important news in California
·Los Angeles, United States
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources are Center
58% Center
L 26%
C 58%
R 16%
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