NBC Chicago employee Kevin Spencer has been reported missing after he didn’t arrive for work this week and his family said they have been unable to reach him.

Spencer works in the IT department at the NBC owned station. He was last heard from on Friday, January 24. 

He was seen leaving NBC Tower that day just before 6 p.m. Cameras showed him exiting NBC Tower via the North Columbus Drive entrance, then walking south on Columbus Drive and crossing the Columbus Bridge.

“I believe they said that he didn’t even call in for work and to let them know that he was not going to be there. And that’s just not like my brother whatsoever,” his sister Jennifer Brinkley said. “My brother would have definitely let the company know if he was sick or if he was unable to attend.”

“I think some of the folks that work with him on a regular basis, they knew something was wrong early in the day,” said Kevin Cross, president and GM for NBCU Local Chicago. “You know, Kevin’s the type of person who’s very diligent, very good with attention to detail. And if he’s ever late by a couple of minutes to come into work, he’ll call his manager and say, ‘Hey, I’m running two or three minutes behind.’ And so one, he didn’t do that. And then two, he was not here. And I think good on his managers to say that, ‘Something’s not right. This is out of character for Kevin.’”

A missing persons report has been filed. 

The station said Spencer usually uses an electric scooter or the train as his mode of transportation, but his building’s managers said the scooter was still at the building as of Tuesday. Spencer’s work phone was also left at NBC Tower.

Spencer is described as being 5 feet, 11 inches tall, with blue eyes and brown hair. He has a “carpe diem” tattoo on his neck. His sister described him as “very kind.”

“He’s one-of-a-kind, and he’ll definitely leave the impression on you,” Brinkley said. 

Anyone with information about Spencer or his whereabouts are asked to contact CPD Area 3 Special Victims Unit, at 312-744-8266. 

“I think the best thing we can do is share the facts to the world that we’re looking for Kevin and we care about him,” Cross said. “And I know our audience will do everything in their power just like we are to make sure he’s safe.”