Adan Manzano, whose wife died in a car crash less than a year ago, was a sports anchor for a Kansas City outlet.

Adan Manzano’s colleagues at KGKC Telemundo Kansas City praised him as a “true professional and rising star” in NFL media.

Adan Manzano, a reporter for Telemundo Kansas City, was found dead in a hotel room near New Orleans. A woman he was last seen with has been charged with stealing his credit card and phone.