Tim Russert Past Away Friday
June 14, 2008 by Editorial Staff
“Meet the Press” host and NBC News’ Washington bureau chief Tim Russert died Friday afternoon after collapsing at the bureau while recording voiceovers for Sunday’s show. He was 58.
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw came on the air around 3:40 p.m. and reported the news.
This was one of the most important years of Russert’s life, Brokaw said, with his deep engagement in the network’s political coverage. “He worked to the point of exhaustion.”
Russert had just returned from Italy with his wife, writer Maureen Orth, and son, Luke, to celebrate his son’s recent graduation.
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