he did make us smile. jay is survived by four children -- tyler, colton, ka rinn, and carlie. it's a sad day for us. we at cnn newsroom will miss him very much. poppy is here with me now. poppy, he was a good guy. >> yeah. i mean, he was a great guy. you and i both saw him just a few weeks ago full of smiles, full of laughs, the best hair on television. you're second only to jay, jim. and he was warm and he loved his children. if they're watching, he loved you so much. you brought him so much joy. >> he loved you too. he loved the team at cnn very much, and he expressed it. folks, if you didn't know him, look at those pictures. you can see the personality coming right across. >> and what a life. what a life he had. and he got to meet aerosmith, and he was our rock and we will always remember him. >> he was.