I had long admired Russert and, like virtually everyone who watched the show, found him incredibly intimidating. I told this to Tim’s executive producer, Betsy Fischer. When I arrived, Tim greeted me ...

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When I first met Chuck Todd at the memorial service for Tim Russert in Washington, D.C., after the South Buffalo native’s unexpected death in 2008, I asked him if he would be interested in Russert’s ...

On June 13, 2008, I was on a golf course when my phone rang. It was my daughter asking, "Did you hear about Tim Russert?" ...

Russert had long ago accepted that his father's legacy would define how people view his own life. “I realized there's very few things I could do in this world where the first line of my obituary ...

As you may have heard, Tim Russert, the longtime host of Meet the Press died of a massive coronary on Friday. One of the great interviewer/reporters, Russert always ...

NBC's Tim Russert at the WGRZ-TV studios on Nov. 10, 1993. (News file photo) FOR CITY/LOCAL USEAGE- Tim Russert, left, shares a laugh with Buffalo Supt. James A. Williams after a celebration at City ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Tim Russert died yesterday. He was ...

Washington is mourning the death of Tim Russert, but the loss resonates far beyond the Potomac. I only met Russert, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," once. It was under circumstances that speak ...

Tim Russert died yesterday. He was only 58. He was many things in his life, a lawyer, political aid, a best-selling author. But far and away, his leading role was as a political analyst and the long ...

I was in disbelief when I heard the news of Tim Russert's passing. (Please see "TIM RUSSERT 1950-2008 / . I was completing a masters degree in public administration with the intention of running for ...