Emerson Lotzia, Jr., who has seen the band with his mom almost every year since he was 13, took to Twitter to share a sweet video of himself and Matthews. "Hey, Mom!

While backstage at the festival, Matthews bumped into Emerson Lotzia, Jr., a fan who has seen the band with his mother almost every year since he was 13.

Lotzia, who lived with Sotloff for three years while they were students at University of Central Florida, described him as a loving friend and "wonderful human being" who "would drop what he was ...

“I talked to Steve’s dad Tuesday night,” Emerson Lotzia, one of Sotloff’s roommates at the University of Central Florida, told the Miami Herald.

His parents, Shirley and Arthur, had tried to keep it under wraps, said Emerson Lotzia, a TV sports anchor in West Palm Beach, Fla., who was Sotloff’s roommate at the University of Central Florida.

The status of co-host Michael Hurley and another frequent third voice, Emerson Lotzia, was less clear — and remains so, two weeks later.

Sotloff was curious about the region. “He wanted to go over there, and he wanted to tell stories …,” said his friend Emerson Lotzia Jr. “We knew he could do it.

“I talked to Steve’s dad Tuesday night,” Emerson Lotzia, one of Sotloff’s roommates at the University of Central Florida, told the Miami Herald.

ESPN 106.3 on WPTV's Emerson Lotzia reports. #3 Vero Beach holds off Fort Pierce Central to capture its second consecutive District 8-8A title. ESPN 106.3 on WPTV's Emerson Lotzia reports.