Political Great, Tim Russert, Dead At 58 due to Heart Failure
You are now hearing from the main stream media who have worked with Tim Russert for years. Some of us has worked with Tim Russert over the years during the presidential debates. He was open and honest even to the small media professionals. He would come out of his locked special newsman room and chat with those who were considered small tine media like us, Politisite or Iron Mill Interactive Media Inc. He engaged us even tough we were not the elites in the business, He gave us time to share his insight on the political process. Very few would venture past the vial of us and them. politisite appreciated his willingness to cross over the line and share his insite with us. He gave us many a story when we were just a small news organization. All we can say is thank your for crossing over to help us small media outlets
Here is an example of Tim Russert being hard on both Parties
The NBC Annoncement by Tom Brokaw
Russert Calls Obama as Nominee
Russert Plays the Farrakhan Card
This is just passing the wire. Tim Russert, probably one of the biggest names in Political Journalist, has passed at 58 y/o her was working in his office doing voice overs when he collapsed due to a heart atack. Politisite had chatted with him along the way as we covered political debates. One of the best polititical journalists of our time. A great loss for all of us
New York Times: NBC’s Tim Russert Dead At 58NEW YORK (CBS) ― The New York Times is reporting that NBC Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert has died from an apparent heart attack. They are citing family reports. He was 58-years-old.
According to the MSNBC biography on Russert, he was the Managing Editor and Moderator of “Meet the Press” and political analyst for “NBC Nightly News” and the “TODAY” program. He anchors “The Tim Russert Show,” a weekly interview program on MSNBC. Russert also serves as senior vice president and Washington bureau chief of NBC News.
Source: cbs3.com via politisite
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