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Rehan Aslam was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, and friend.

Rehan Aslam, the news director for Channel 7 Eyewitness News, died over the weekend, causing shock to many.

He worked for the Houston ABC station for six years until taking his dream job at WABC-TV in New York City last year.

In 2014, Aslam was named assistant news director at Houston’s KTRK-TV.

Rehan Aslam death: What happened to Rehan Aslam?

He received his illness just a few months after taking over as director of the newsroom.
Aslam began working as a broadcaster for WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio in 2001.

He began producing at WJW-TV in Cleveland and executive producing at WFLD-TV in Chicago the following year.

Rehan Aslam, the news director of Channel 7 Eyewitness News, died over the weekend following a year-long battle with glioblastoma, a devastating brain cancer.

He was 47 years old, and his wife Sadaf and son Rafae survive him.

He will be missed deeply