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Tim Russert, host of NBC’s "Meet the Press," died this afternoon from a heart attack at the age of 58. The New York Times reports that at 3:39 EST today, Tom Brokaw came on the air to say that Russert collapsed on the job and died, reportedly while recording voiceovers for Sunday’s show. He was the network’s Washington bureau chief.
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‘Meet the Press’ host Russert dead at 58
By Paul Schmelzer 6/13/08 2:54 PM
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Comment posted June 13, 2008 @ 11:37 pm
Sunday morning coming down…
The blank space on the questionaire said ‘religious preference: Protestant, Catholic or other. I filled in Russert.
Watch/watched him ‘religiously’ Sunday mornings.
Russert’s the fellow who asked a question three times if the interviewed failed to give a straight answer. If Tim was pissed by the response, you could read it in his eyebrows.
“It won’t be long before he’ll be busy interviewing Eric Severeid, Edward R. Murrow? Maybe even I.F. Stone…George Seldes? That would be a blast.
They’ll all humor Russert at first. After all, he’s still relatively young and he’s new there. Then they’ll soon realize, his smile is a ruse. He’s serious. He demands real answers.
So now, what to do on Sunday mornings? Read the Strib opinion page and raise your eyebrows.
Comment posted June 13, 2008 @ 6:37 pm
Sunday morning coming down…
The blank space on the questionaire said 'religious preference: Protestant, Catholic or other. I filled in Russert.
Watch/watched him 'religiously' Sunday mornings.
Russert's the fellow who asked a question three times if the interviewed failed to give a straight answer. If Tim was pissed by the response, you could read it in his eyebrows.
“It won't be long before he'll be busy interviewing Eric Severeid, Edward R. Murrow? Maybe even I.F. Stone…George Seldes? That would be a blast.
They'll all humor Russert at first. After all, he's still relatively young and he's new there. Then they'll soon realize, his smile is a ruse. He's serious. He demands real answers.
So now, what to do on Sunday mornings? Read the Strib opinion page and raise your eyebrows.
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