Dax Tejera, executive producer of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, died suddenly of a heart attack on Friday.
Tejera was named executive producer of This Week in 2020, and the show quickly became the most popular Sunday program among adults 25-54.
He distinguished himself by taking the show’s hosts on field trips, broadening the show’s focus beyond the usual emphasis on Beltway politics.
Tejera died suddenly of a heart attack on Friday, ABC News president Kim Godwin announced in a memo shared with staff, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Dax Tejera Wife: Who is Veronica Rocio Bautista?
Veronica Rocio Bautista and Richard Dax Tejera were married on August 3 at Cartagena’s La Catedral de Santa Catalina de Alejandra. The couple has two children named, Ella and Sofi.
Ms. Bautista, 30, works in Washington as a producer for “CNN Right Now With Brianna Keilar,” a daily show. She graduated from Penn State.
She is a daughter of Rocio Bautista and José C. Bautista of Howell, N.J. The bride’s father is a project manager for Salazar and Associates, a construction company in Union, N.J.
Her mother teaches English as a second language at Adelphia Elementary School in Howell.
source:summarybio.com
