BigSqwert Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 http://thepage.time.com/2008/06/13/report-russert-dies/ Prayers go out to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 http://www.nypost.com/seven/06132008/news/..._att_115384.htm Mods, please move to the buster if you feel it belongs there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Wow he was too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Mods, I posted this on the SLAM main page, please merge. Sorry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Holy crap. That's pretty unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Just saw the special report on TV. Man, way to young. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Holy crap, wow. I'm not going to say anything else other than that's horrible for his family. I believe his father outlived him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Wow. RIP and for the family and friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Props to Tim Brokaw for how he handled the announcement. True professional. you could hear him fighting back the tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 holy cr@p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 I loved watching MTP each Sunday morning. I'll definitely miss him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Man, what a shame. I really liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) Mod...please merge with existing thread. NBC’s Tim Russert dead at 58 Washington bureau chief, ‘Meet the Press’ moderator collapsed on job BREAKING NEWS NBC News and MSNBC updated 32 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after a sudden heart attack at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” program when he collapsed, the network said. He and his family had recently returned from Italy, where they celebrated the graduation of Russert’s son, Luke, from Boston College. No further details were immediately available. Russert was best known as host of “Meet the Press,” which he took over in December 1991. Now in its 60th year, “Meet the Press” is the longest-running program in the history of television. But he was also a vice president of NBC News and head of its overall Washington operations, a nearly round-the-clock presence on NBC and MSNBC on election nights. He was “one of the premier political journalists and analysts of his time,” Tom Brokaw, the former longtime anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” said in announcing Russert’s death. “This news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice.” In 2008, Time Magazine named Russert him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Timothy John Russert Jr. was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Canisius High School, John Carroll University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia. Senate staffer before entering journalism After graduating from law school, Russert went into politics as a staff operative. In 1976, he worked on the Senate campaign of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., and in 1982, he worked on Mario Cuomo’s campaign for governor of New York. Russert joined NBC News in 1984. In April 1985, he supervised the live broadcasts of NBC’s TODAY show 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. Of his background as a Democratic political operative, Russert said, “My views are not important.” “Lawrence Spivak, who founded ‘Meet the Press,’ told me before he died that the job of the host is to learn as much as you can about your guest’s positions and take the other side,” he said in a 2007 interview with Time magazine. “And to do that in a persistent and civil way. And that’s what I try to do every Sunday.” Cuomo, Russert’s onetime boss, wrote of Russert: “Most candidates are not eager to present themselves for Tim’s incisive scrutiny, which is fed by his prodigious study and preparation. But they have little choice: appearing on ‘Meet the Press’ is today as vital to a serious candidate as being properly registered to vote.” Russert wrote two books — “Big Russ and Me” in 2004 and “Wisdom of Our Fathers” in 2006 — both of which were New York Times best-sellers. Emmy for Reagan funeral coverage In 2005, Russert was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of President Ronald Reagan. His “Meet the Press” interviews with George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000 won the Radio and Television Correspondents’ highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award, and the Annenberg Center’s Walter Cronkite Award. Russert’s March 2000 interview of Sen. John McCain shared the 2001 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television Journalism. He was also the recipient of the John Peter Zenger Award, the American Legion Journalism Award, the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Journalism Award, the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism, the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication and the Catholic Academy for Communication’s Gabriel Award. He was a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Russert was a trustee of the Freedom Forum’s Newseum and a member of the board of directors of the Greater Washington Boys and Girls Club, and America’s Promise — Alliance for Youth. In 1995, the National Father’s Day Committee named him “Father of the Year,” Parents magazine honored him as “Dream Dad” in 1998, and in 2001 the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year. Irish America magazine named him one of the top 100 Irish Americans in the country, and he was selected as a Fellow of the Commission of European Communities. Survivors include Russert’s wife, Maureen Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair magazine, whom he met at the 1976 Democratic National Convention; and their son, Luke. Check back soon for more on this breaking story. Edited June 13, 2008 by Controlled Chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 13, 2008 -> 01:40 PM) Props to Tim Brokaw for how he handled the announcement. True professional. you could hear him fighting back the tears. god i can't imagine having to do that... ugh... this is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 13, 2008 -> 01:40 PM) Props to Tim Brokaw for how he handled the announcement. True professional. you could hear him fighting back the tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 13, 2008 -> 11:40 AM) Props to Tim Brokaw for how he handled the announcement. True professional. you could hear him fighting back the tears. Here is the video of that, if anyone is interested. I didn't know he was a Bills fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Meet the Press won't be the same. Tim Russert will definitely be missed. He was an icon and I always had a great deal of respect for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Keith Olbermann is really struggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Chuck Todd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hearing his friends, colleagues, and "competitors" talk about this guy, i dont think I really appreciated him as much as I should have. I'm kinda new to the whole "tracking politics" thing. This guys was a giant. Heck even FOX News was praising him. That shows you the respect he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) How cool. MSNBC just showed a small memorial outside NBC NY studios.... flowers and a small whitebaord reading "We'll Miss You, Tim!" Edited June 13, 2008 by Athomeboy_2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) I am heartbroken. I had the sincere please of meeting Mr Russert and speaking with him one on one. There are few men today who can be called Giants in their Industry. He was a Giant. Full of Honesty, integrity and heart. This upcoming election, as historic as it may be, will be somewhat melancholy without Tim and his whiteboard giving us the unbiased truth. RIP Edited June 13, 2008 by RibbieRubarb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 QUOTE (RibbieRubarb @ Jun 13, 2008 -> 06:16 PM) I am heartbroken. I had the sincere please of meeting Mr Russert and speaking with him one on one. There are few men today who can be called Giants in their Industry. He was a Giant. Full of Honesty, integrity and heart. This upcoming election, as historic as it may be, will be somewhat melancholy without Tim and his whiteboard giving us the unbiased truth. RIP oh do share the story of you guys meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I am truly saddened by Tom Russert's passing. There was no journalist that I respected more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metz Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I remember watching the Today show every morning where he made many appearances, its just something you dont want to see. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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