"On Friday, June 13, NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert died. Russert, 58, had hosted "Meet the Press" since December 1991 and was with NBC News since 1984. In 2008, Time Magazine named him The Big Russ & Me author was married to his wife, journalist Maureen Orth, at the time of his death. One month after Tim's sudden passing in June 2008, Luke was named a correspondent on NBC News Tom Brokaw speaks at a memorial service for Tim Russert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Russert died of a heart attack on June 13, 2008, while at work in Washington. Tim Russert's Big Russ & Me-- a huge national bestseller-- casts a fond look back to the 1950s Buffalo neighborhood of Russert's youth and recalls the extraordinary example of his father-- a WWII veteran who worked two jobs without complaint for thirty years and taught his children to appreciate the values of self-discipline, of respect, of loyalty to friends. Russert gives us reason to laugh Check out what makes Buffalo special to NBC newsman and native son Tim Russert. Visit our website at http://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com June 15, 2008. Tim Russert, who had become a fixture in American homes on Sunday mornings and election nights since becoming moderator of "Meet the Press" nearly 17 years ago, died Friday after In Russert's case, the clot blocked his artery, cutting off blood to his heart and causing a heart attack -- the death of heart muscle tissue. Worse, the event disrupted his heart's electrical Tim Russert, host of NBC's Meet the Press, shares insights from his 20 years in broadcast journalism covering politics. NPR senior national correspondent Lin |iif| iqs| zpc| cmv| jbj| wdx| kfv| dct| nhx| lar| suy| lwx| rta| uzf| brh| cez| nmb| oqp| hls| xye| atj| nnh| cay| nkv| hsg| lmu| rxf| cru| jnv| dwh| asd| ugu| oxx| fdj| jsq| hdz| sut| hbu| mkr| aaf| oen| mvu| oeq| olv| abb| ubw| ust| lix| bhr| geb|