CNN commentator and political reporter Alice Stewart has died at 58.

CNN confirmed Stewart’s dying with legislation enforcement on Saturday, Might 18, who mentioned Stewart was discovered lifeless inside her house in Virginia that morning. Officers imagine her dying was the results of a medical emergency, and no foul play is suspected. An official reason for dying has but to be decided.

“Alice was a really pricey buddy and colleague to all of us at CNN,” community CEO Mark Thompson wrote in an e-mail to CNN employees on Saturday. “A political veteran and an Emmy Award-winning journalist who introduced an incomparable spark to CNN’s protection, recognized throughout our bureaus not just for her political savvy, however for her unwavering kindness. Our hearts are heavy as we mourn such a unprecedented loss.”

Stewart was employed at CNN as a political commentator in 2016 forward of the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. She cohosted the podcast “Scorching Mics From Left to Proper” with Maria Cardona, one other CNN commentator. She additionally appeared on air as not too long ago as Friday, Might 17, for an episode of “The Scenario Room with Wolf Blitzer.”

“She was actually, actually a particular girl,” Wolf Blitzer instructed CNN on Saturday. “There was at all times one thing good to speak about along with her. That’s why we at all times invited her to return on my present as a result of we knew we’d be a bit bit smarter on the finish of that dialog than we had been initially of that dialog.”

CNN anchor Jim Acosta additionally shared his condolences through X on Saturday. “My coronary heart is damaged over the passing of our pricey colleague Alice Stewart,” he wrote. “We’ve been mates going again to the 2012 marketing campaign. We spent so many weekends speaking politics with the great @MariaTCardona – they at all times spoke so passionately however with kindness and civility. Alice was my buddy and I liked her. RIP.”

Born in Atlanta on March 11, 1966, Stewart began her profession in journalism as an area reporter and producer in her house state of Georgia earlier than she made the transfer to Little Rock, Arkansas for a job as a information anchor.

“I at all times needed to be in information,” Stewart instructed the Harvard Worldwide Evaluate in an October 2020 interview. “So, I began out as a reporter and producer in Savannah, Georgia, after which I went to work in Atlanta behind the scenes as a producer after which to Little Rock, Arkansas, the place I used to be a information anchor and reporter. I liked, you understand, studying new issues. I liked protecting politics. I liked courts; I liked breaking information.”

Earlier than touchdown at CNN, Stewart labored as communications director for a number of presidential campaigns, together with Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Rick Santorum and Congressman Michele Bachmann. She additionally served as a surrogate for the Republican Nationwide Committee.

In an interview with the Harvard Political Evaluate in December 2020, Stewart described her function at CNN as a “conservative commentator” meant to “present my perspective on the politics of the day from my conservative viewpoint.”

“My place at CNN is to be a conservative voice but an impartial thinker,” she mentioned on the time. “I’m not a Kool-Help drinker; I’m not a never-Trumper, and I didn’t test my widespread sense and decency on the door after I voted for [Trump].”