Unbelievebly shocking! Tim Russert, Washington bureau chief for NBC News and the moderator of "Meet the Press," died today after suffering a heart attack. He was 58. According to NBC News, Russert was at work recording voiceovers for Sunday’s "Meet the Press" program when he collapsed.Our thoughts are with his wife, Maureen Orth, their son Luke, and Russert's father, "Big Russ."
On Russert...
Tom Brokaw:
This news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice. He'll be missed as he was loved - greatly.Ezra Klein:
Presumably, he's up somewhere beyond the cloudline, hectoring God about His inconsistencies. "But Lord, in Exodus 6:12, you clearly said..."Doris Kearns Goodwin:
I can't imagine what the news bureau is going through down there. I heard it is just wailing. He was just a giant of a person...Marc Ambinder:
[Washington, DC] will all but shut down over the next few days, so vital was he to its voice...[He was] an unbelievable father to Luke and a loyal, devoted husband to Maureen Orth. A life marvelously well lived.
