‘Meet the Press’ Icon Tim Russert Has Died
This breaking news makes me incredibly sad.
MSNBC, The New York Times, and numerous other major news outlets are all reporting 58-year-old Tim Russert, NBC Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief and longtime moderator of the political program Meet the Press, passed away less than an hour ago.
Russert apparently collapsed while recording a voiceover for Meet the Press in NBC’s Washington bureau. He was then reportedly rushed to local Sibley Hospital at about 2:15pm EST, and there is speculation, but no confirmation yet, that he died after suffering a massive heart attack.
Russert was one of very few newspeople whom I trust and respect, which makes this development all the more stunning. He’s survived by his wife Maureen Orth, a writer for the magazine Vanity Fair, and a son Luke, who recently graduated from Boston College. Deepest condolences to his family during this tragedy.
In the following video, Russert’s fellow veteran journalist Tom Brokaw delivers the sobering news of his passing during an NBC special broadcast earlier this afternoon.
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