From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an NBC journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39 from deep vein thrombosis (DVT). His name is honored every year in the form of the The David Bloom Award, established by the Radio & Television Association to honor excellence in reporting. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Bloom , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.