it gave me a place where i can just be myself. when we say good-bye after the show, we say we love you. he says, love you much. and i said love you. and so he s never going to be out of my life. ellen writing, i m heart broken. twitch was pure love and light. to many, following along on social media, the 40-year-old father of three seemed so full of joy. a reminder that pain can remain hidden. his wife writing, stephen, we love you. we miss you. and i will will always save the last dance for you. so very sad. coming up, after two high profile senate runoff elections in two years, comes a call to end the runoff process in the state of georgia. that story and a check on weather and sports when we come right back. n we come right back
57 past the hour. millions of condolences are pouring in for twitch. he died by decide yesterday at the age of 40. kate snow as more. reporter: he was a regular on the ellen show for years. i met someone who changed my life. reporter: stephen twitch boss, twitch, was the deejay, but more. ellen s favorite dancer and partner, eventually executive producer. when the show was ending back in may, twitch reflected on his time there on today. it was so emotional. what was crazy, though, it was a lot of the little things that really started to get me. not even the big moments. reporter: as recently as sunday, twitch was dancing with his wife, in front of their christmas tree. they just posted celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary. friends and fans stunned by the news he took his own life tuesday. he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father and an inspiration to his
stephen twitch boss known to millions as the long time dj on the ellen degeneres show has died by suicide at the age of 40. nbc news senior national correspondent kate snow has the reaction from loved ones and fans. reporter: he was a regular on the ellen show for years. over a decade ago, i met someone who changed my life. stephen twitch boss, twitch, was the dj, but more. ellen s favorite dancer and partner eventually executive producer. when the show was ending back in may, twitch reflected on his time there on today. it was so emotional, and what was crazy, though, it was like, you know, it was a lot of the little things that started to really get me, not even the big moments. as recently as sunday, twitch was dancing with his wife allison holker in front of their christmas tree. they just posted celebrating
their 9th wedding anniversary. friends and fans stunned by the news he took his own life tuesday. he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father and an inspiration to his fans. to say he left a legacy would be an understatement. his death adding to a devastating trend. suicide rates up nationally over the last two decades, the highest spike in recent years among black americans. one of the things that we will hear oftentimes in the black community is just this pride in not looking like what i m going through. so folks don t know when they re struggling. in may, twitch was overcome talking about his time on the ellen show. a place where i can just be myself. when we say good-bye after the show, we both say love you, love you much, and i say love you, and so he s never going to be out of my life. ellen writing, i m heartbroken, twitch was pure love and light. to many following along on
fans, holker said. to say he left a legacy, would be an understatement. his death, adding to a devastating trend. suicide rates up over the last two decades. the highest spike among black americans. one of the things we ll hear in the black community, is this pride in not looking what i m going through. so, that folks don t know what they re struggling with. reporter: twitch was overcome talking about his time on the ellen show. you give me a place to be. we would say love you. love you much. and i say love you. and so, he s never going to be out of my life. reporter: ellen writing, i m heartbroken. twitch was pure love and light. to many, following along on social media, the 40-year-old father of three seemed so full of joy. a reminder that pain can remain hidden. his wife writing, stephen, we