Young Student Reporter Who Interviewed President Obama Dies at 23

Author: Daniel Webster

He was the 11-year-old student reporter who gained national recognition from his interview with President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009. Damon Weaver has died of natural causes at age 23, Politico reports.

Weaver was 23 died May 1, his sister, Candace Hardy, told the Palm Beach Post. Additional details were not released. He had been studying communications at Albany State University in Georgia.

Weaver was only 11 when he conducted his iconic interview with Obama for 10 minutes in the Diplomatic Room on Aug. 13, 2009, asking questions that focused primarily on education.

He covered asked the president about school lunches, bullying, conflict resolution and how to succeed.

Weaver then asked Obama to be his "homeboy."