Former Tampa Reporter Killed Kabul hotel attack
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Former WTVT Reporter Glenn Selig was one of those killed when Taliban militants in suicide vests stormed the hotel that Selig was staying in.
22 people were killed in the attack.
"Unfortunately, we have received confirmation Glenn Selig was killed during the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel," his company, Selig Multimedia, said in a statement.
"Glenn was a tireless professional, loyal friend and pillar of the community, but most importantly he was a loving husband and wonderful father," the statement said. "The loss for his family and friends cannot be measured nor conveyed strongly enough, but we thank everyone for the outpouring of support we have received."
The Tampa Bay Times writes that Selig was an award-winning former TV news anchor and investigative reporter who spent 20 years in the news business.
"Our deepest sympathies go out to the Selig family," said John Hoffman, vice president of news at WTVT. "Staff members who worked with Glenn remember him as a diligent and hardworking reporter."
Former WFLA-Ch. 8 reporter Samara Sodos remembers working at crime scenes with Selig. She recalled his the empathy he showed toward those involved in whatever tragedy they were reporting on.
"Glenn very quickly revealed himself to be just a wonderful, compassionate, incredible human being," she said. "For me it was a privilege to be out in the field with him."
He left the station in 2007 and that same year started his firm, The Publicity Agency, according to his company biography.
Since then, Selig and his agency have engaged in crisis management in several incidents and conducted national public relations campaigns.
He has represented the likes of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested on federal corruption charges in 2008, accused of trying to sell political offices such as the U.S. Senate seat once held by former President Barack Obama. Blagojevich was impeached and later sent to prison.
Selig also advised the defense team of Casey Anthony, a young Orlando mother put on trial for murder in 2011 for the death of her missing 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Anthony was acquitted in a case that drew intense media interest.
Selig, 50, left behind his wife, Charyn, and two children, Drew and Josh, according to the website for Congregation Mekor Shalom, the conservative Tampa synagogue where he served as president.
