Friday, June 13, 2008

NBC's Tim Russert Dead at 58

He was the Washington bureau chief and moderator of ‘Meet the Press’

WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after collapsing in the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58.

I am heartbroken over this. I have been following Tim Russert since I was a kid. He was someone I truly admired and even had a little crush on. I loved listening to his political commentary, soaking in his enthusiasm and spirit. His love for his family and especially his father just made me look up to him even more. He was a hero of mine.

Politics will never be the same. Mornings will never be the same. Today is such a sad day.