A heart attack claimed the life Tim Russert, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press, suddenly and prematurely on Friday, June 13.Russert, a beacon of journalist integrity and strength, was remembered on the Today show this morning by his son Luke, who said he and his mother are “hanging in there, [we] take it day by day.”
Russert was only 58. He will be missed, particularly as the presidential election heats up. His was a voice that beckoned attention, respect, and action.
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1 comment:
Not going to miss him.
I've never been comfortable with this adoration we give newscasters.
It's the news, it isn't supposed to be given a human face (Katie Couric's face is not human anyway). Russert was lame; he let people get away with any answers they felt like giving, and rarely pressed the interviewees hard enough.
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