Ed Schultz, a fiercely liberal TV and radio host, died Thursday in Washington, DC, at age 64.

The death of the former MSNBC host has been confirmed by his current employer, the Russian. RT America media Ed Schultz, moderator of "News with Ed" on RT America, died on July 5 at his home in Washington, DC, "RT Amerca said in a statement released on Thursday. It's a shock to us all. "

His son, David Schultz, told The Associated Press that his father died of natural causes.

"He was an incredible father and husband," said his son. "Her family and friends are extremely, extremely sad right now and we thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, as well as for the privacy of our family."

Schultz hosted "The Ed Show" on MSNBC 2009 on his radio show, "The Ed Schultz Show" took place from 2004 to 2014. He began his career as a local sports journalist and then conservative host of Fargo, ND. According to Shultz's former employer, WDAY, he even envisioned Congress as a Republican in 1994 after becoming tired of "socialist" politics.

His politics began to change, however, and in 2000 Schultz officially became a Democrat. As he became a self-identified "southpaw", Schultz appealed to the liberals who identified themselves with the fate of the working clbad and the decline of the American unions.

Schultz was a controversial figure at MSNBC. In May 2011, the cable news network suspended him for a week without pay for having qualified Laura Ingraham, a conservative talk show host, as a "right-wench bitch."

The move from Schultz to RT America was not without controversy. The Kremlin-funded network, formerly known as Russia Today, is registered in 2017 as a "foreign agent" of the Justice Department after a US intelligence report found that the US-based Kremlin-funded network, which is now known as Russia Today, was registered in 2017 as a "foreign agent" of the Department of Justice. media organization was part of the "Russian propaganda machine". "We are ravaged by the news of the sudden death of our brilliant anchor, one of the best television journalists in America, Ed Schultz," said RT's editor Margarita Simonyan. Thursday. "When the campaign against RT America began and the chain was forced to sign up as a foreign agent, Ed gave the example to everyone:" Where they m & # 39, call what they want, I will tell the truth whatever happens.

Prior to his broadcasting career, Schultz flourished as a college football player. In 1977, he led Division II of the NCAA while pbading while he was quarterback at Minnesota State University-Moorhead.

Schultz is survived by his wife, Wendy, and six children.

Contribution: The Associated Press

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