Nelson Branco from Toronto shockingly passed away due to unforeseen circumstances.
Most of the 90s kids remember this soap enthusiast Nelson Branco who turned digital lead for Toronto Sun today. It is extremely sad for everyone who has loved him for his witty, sarcastic, yet meaningful content over the years.
While social media pays tribute to this legendary writer, let’s get to know him better.
Toronto Sun’s Nelson Branco Passed Away
Twitter is now full of people paying tribute to the Toronto Sun’s National digital lead, Nelson Branco. While most of them are hoping that the shocking news will be untrue, few are intrigued to know the reason behind his demise.
Nelson Branco died due to unforeseen circumstances on 22nd August 2022, leaving behind his friends and family. People sobbing on the Internet are huge in number, reminiscing how amazing a human being he was. Equally talented, he was due a podcast for a popular host. Unfortunately, this could never happen.
Christopher Turner writes, “I just hopped on Twitter and saw the terrible news about Nelson Branco. To say I’m shocked and saddened would be an understatement. He was my first Toronto crush many years ago, and in the early days of my writing career, he would take me to 7 West, sit me down and give me advice.”
Similarly, Mark Harding tweets, “I’m floored and sad about the passing of Nelson Branco. He was quick and ready to include me in whatever silliness he was starting that day (Dan Kroll’s dungeon), and I was always thankful. He will be missed. I still have all the back issues of his newsletter.”
Apart from all this, none of them actually talk about the cause behind his death. Hence, it is yet to be revealed by either his family or any authentic source.
Nelson Branco Wikipedia Bio
Nelson Branco was currently the National Digital Lead at Suns and Canoe at Postmedia Network Inc. His Twitter bio says that he was a Digital/TV/Print Producer, Editor/Writer/Critic, Math/History nerd, and Marketer. He has given a disclaimer that all his likes and retweets are just his bookmarks and the opinions made on the account were completely personal.
As per his Linkedin profile, he got his Bachelor’s degree from Ryerson University, majoring in radio and Television arts in 1996. Apart from this, none of his other educational qualifications have been pointed out.
He started working as a News Director at Soap Opera Update in 1997 in New York. People still remember him for his contribution to the soap world, and this 90s to early 200s connection seems really pure. In 2005, he was a News & Entertainment Director at Weekly Scoop Magazine/ TorStar in Toronto. After this, he was also an official columnist at Toronto International Film Festival.
Branco further wrote for shows like ‘The Marilyn Denis Show’ and ‘Breakfast TV.’ He was a Contributing manager for Zoomer Magazine, Closer magazine, and Huffington Post AOL. Since 2006, he has been a contributing editor for Hello Canada.
At the moment, he was actively serving as National Video & Digital Lead at Toronto Sun and Canoe until he recently left it in June. He was there for more than six years.