TIM RUSSERT DIES FROM APPARENT HEART ATTACK
June 13, 2008 Tim Russert, NBC journalist and political heavyweight host of "Meet the Press," has died after collapsing at NBC's Washington news bureau, a source said. He was 58 years old.
Russert, who rose from the inside world of politics where he was former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo's press secretary and one-time chief of staff to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, was able to successfully cross over to political journalism and rise to become one of its leading lights.
In his role as host of the seminal Sunday morning political program "Meet the Press" - which he took over in 1991 - he became renowned for his hard-nosed interviews where he frequently cornered some of Washington's cagiest political figures with tough questions. the rest image
posted by Pat Dague @ 3:51 PM
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My 25 year old daughter and myself are so saddened by the tradgic and unexpected death of "Mr. Meet the Press". Every Sunday morning it was ritual in my home to listen to what he had to say. He had a way that made politics exciitng to listen to amongst other topics.he will be sadly missed
I will miss my Sunday ritual of watching " Meet the Press". I will also miss his enthusiastic broadcasting of the upcoming Presidential Election. I didn't really watch too much coverage of the Elections until Tim took over, I loved his Magic Erase Board,for the Electorial votes, he will be sadly missed.
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