A former Detroit news anchor who worked at the country’s first black-owned television station died last Tuesday — a day after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, a report said.
Karen Hudson-Samuels, 68, who also worked as a producer and news director at WGPR-TV, was found dead in her home by her husband, Cliff Samuels, CBS Detroit reported.
Hudson-Samuels’ cause of death is not yet known.
“We suspect it may have just been a stroke but because of the normal side effects of the vaccine it may have masked that,” Samuels told the news station.
“Hopefully we’ll know soon from the autopsy report,” he said.
Hudson-Samuels helped start the William V. Banks Broadcast Museum, the report said.
“When this museum got into the national registry she was very, very proud,” her husband said.
Colleagues paid tribute to her life and work.
“She was just a beautiful person,” WWJ Reporter Vickie Thomas told the news outlet.
“It’s such a huge loss for this community,” Thomas said.
