Add me to mailing list    |           |      Search

Advertising | All Lists | Archives | Classified Ads | This Day In American History


   

I am very sorry to report my favorite news man Tim Russert has died

TIM RUSSERT DIES FROM APPARENT HEART ATTACK

By CHARLES HURT New York Post

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 was recording voiceovers for Sunday's "Meet the Press" program when he collapsed, the network said. No details were immediately available.

Russert is survived by his wife, Maureen Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair magazine, and a son, Luke.

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.

Russert joined NBC News in 1984. In April 1985, he supervised the live broadcasts of the Today program from Rome, negotiating and arranging an appearance by Pope John Paul II - a first for American television. In 1986 and 1987 Russert led NBC News weeklong broadcasts from South America, Australia and China.

In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people.

 

Independent, unbiased and fair news about the Leasing Industry.
Ten Top Stories each week chosen by readers (click here)
Features

Cartoons
ELFA MLFI 25 Survey
Leasing 102
Online Newspapers
Pictures from the Past
Placards
Sales Make it Happen
Sales Achievement by Steve Chriest
Shawn Halladay Collection
To Tell the Truth
Why I Became a CLP
ZRG Employment Index

Editorials (click here)