The 54-year-old cancer survivor, who for decades helped the network deliver breaking news, had been on medical leave for an unrelated issue since February.
Mercader started at CBS News in 1987 in the network’s Page Program. She then helped produce several high-profile stories while working on the foreign and national desks, including Princess Diana’s death and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2004, Mercader won a Business Emmy for her “CBS Sunday Morning” report on computer spam.
Her most recent role was director of talent strategy, helping lead the network’s efforts in pushing workplace diversity for the past four years. Mercader was also active in coordinating CBS News’ participation in the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and the National Association of Black Journalists.
“The Maria we are privileged to call family and friend knew better than most the power of relationships, loyalty, faith, kindness, perseverance and a smile, even when a smile defied the darkness of the moment,” Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, EVP of strategic professional development at CBS News, said in a statement. “Her notable professional contributions are part of the CBS Archives, but it is her magnificent human spirit that touched so many of us, that will stay with us forever.
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