NBC moderator Tim Russert dead at 58

By David Espo and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Writers
Saturday, June 14, 2008 | 1 comment(s)

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WASHINGTON — Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” died suddenly Friday while preparing for his weekly broadcast. The network’s Washington bureau chief was 58.

NBC interrupted its regular programming with news of Russert’s death and continued for several hours of coverage without commercial break. The network announced that Tom Brokaw will anchor a special edition of “Meet the Press” on Sunday, dedicated to Russert.
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Chris wrote on Jun 15, 2008 7:18 AM:

Tim Russert has grabbed a nation at the heart strings...His passing is such a shock that it just seems so surreal. I watch him all over the news in tributes & still cannot fathom him gone...forever! Then I think of the Russert family & their grief is 10 fold...My prayers are with them all...How lucky they were to have had him in their, if only for a short time...Goodbye, Timmy...Bless you...


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