It stands to reason that Luke Russert has met some of the biggest political newsmakers of the century. After all, he grew up watching his father, the late Meet the Press host Tim Russert, interview ...

In the nearly 17 years as the host of “Meet the Press,” Tim Russert grilled lawmakers from across the political spectrum. By Daniel E. Slotnik The longtime host of “Meet the Press” died at the age of ...

A shaken Tom Brokaw, the former NBC anchor and Russert's longtime colleague, announced the death on MSNBC. He called Russert "one of the premier journalists of our time… This news division will not be ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," died Friday of an apparent heart attack. The ...

Media critic Jack Shafer has been looking at how the media has marked the passing of one of its own, and he doesn't like what he sees. In a Slate column titled "The Canonization of Saint Russert," ...

In his new memoir, Look For Me There, Luke Russert reflects on growing up with father Tim Russert. In an exclusive interview with People, he spoke about how his father was always there for him Luke ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘I know what the conservatives think, what the liberals think, what the ...

Members of our online family have strong opinions about Thursday's interview with Slate media critic Jack Shafer, who says the media went overboard in its coverage of newsman Tim Russert's death. Well ...

When Tim Russert took over "Meet the Press" in 1991, he was already well-known to political reporters as the shrewd, inventive and very funny flack for Pat Moynihan and Mario Cuomo — a spokesman ...

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 ...

Tim Russert, 1950-2008 I knew Tim Russert for over three decades. I liked and admired him very much. I first met Tim when Pat Moynihan was running for the Senate in 1976, in New York's Democratic ...