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Tim Russert Dies Of A Heart Attack

By Jamie Burch

NBC's Tim Russert, host of "Meet The Press," died of an apparent heart attack. He was 58-years-old. Tim Russert Dies Of A Heart Attack

Published: Fri, June 13, 2008 - 2:44 pm Last Updated: Tue, June 17, 2008 - 12:44 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) - NBC's Tim Russert has died of an apparent
heart attack.
The network says its Washington bureau chief and host of "Meet
the Press" collapsed and died at work today.
Russert was 58.
He becme host of "Meet the Press" in 1991 and turned it into
the most widely-watched program of its type in the nation. He
became known for an unrelenting style of questioning.
In announcing the death on NBC, longtime colleague Tom Brokaw
said Russert's death came during a political campaign that "he
loved."
He called Russert a "beloved colleague" and "one of the
premier journalists of our time."
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Long time CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and host of "Face The Nation" had this to say about Russert:
“Tim was the best of our profession. He asked the best questions and then he listened for the answer. We became very close friends over the years. He delighted in scooping me and I felt the same way when I scooped him. When you slipped one past ol’ Russert, you felt as though you had hit a home run off the best pitcher in the league. I just loved Tim and I will miss him more than I can say, and my heart goes out to his son, Luke, and his wife, Maureen.”

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