PALM BEACH â As an intrepid student reporter whose dreams carried him all the way to an interview in the White House with President Barack Obama, Damon Weaver found himself in the national spotlight at a young age. It was the Pahokee native s dream to tell the stories of others as a professional journalist.
Weaver, who in 2009 became the youngest person to conduct an interview with a sitting president, died May 1 at age 23, his sister, Candace Hardy, confirmed Thursday. She said his death was due to natural causes.
Weaver was just 11 years old and a student at Canal Point Elementary School when he met with President Obama for about 10 minutes in the White House Diplomatic Room on Aug. 13, 2009, asking 12 questions that focused primarily on education and schools.
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A man who made headlines as a kid by becoming the youngest person to interview a sitting president has died at the age of 23, The Palm Beach Post reports.
Damon Weaver was just 11 years old when he scored a sit-down interview with then-President Barack Obama
On May 1, Weaver died of natural causes, his sister Candace Hardy confirmed to the Post. At the time of his death, Weaver was studying communications at Albany State University in Georgia. He was looking forward to returning to school in the fall, Hardy said.
ADVERTISEMENT That s the only way to describe it, she added. It was life-changing for him.
Palm Beach Post
As an intrepid student reporter whose dreams carried him all the way to an interview in the White House with President Barack Obama, Damon Weaver found himself in the national spotlight at a young age. It was his dream to tell the stories of others as a professional journalist.
Weaver, who in 2009 became the youngest person to conduct an interview with a sitting president, died May 1 at age 23, his sister, Candace Hardy, confirmed Thursday. She said his death was due to natural causes.
Weaver was just 11 years old when he met with President Obama for about 10 minutes in the White House Diplomatic Room on Aug. 13, 2009, asking 12 questions that focused primarily on education and schools.
Damon Weaver, Kid Journalist Who Interviewed Obama, Dies at 23
The 11-year-old was studying communications and, at a young age, also interviewed Joe Biden, Dwayne Wade and Oprah Winfrey
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Damon Weaver, a kid journalist who in 2009 at age 11 scored an interview with President Barack Obama, has died. He was 23.
Weaver’s sister Candace Hardy told The Palm Beach Post that Weaver died on May 1 of natural causes.
“He was loved by everyone. No matter if it was a stranger, his mom or a family member, he was just a ball of light with so much energy,” Hardy said. “He was always positive, always had a smile on his face, and he was always a joy to be around. He left an impact on a lot of people.”