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Tim Russert to be honored at journalism museum
- There's no doubt that among his peers, Tim Russert was one of the most respected broadcasters in the business. His sudden death from a heart attack in 2008 is still bein...
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Top TV Stories of 2008: People we lost
- This is always the most depressing end-of-year list -- the TV people (in front of and behind the camera) who died during the past year. This is a big list, but if we forg...
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NBC to go with Gregory for Meet The Press?
- Shortly after Tim Russert's death in June, I speculated on who NBC might pick to host Meet The Press. At the time, I figured that David Gregory was the best choice, give...
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Rachel Maddow for Meet the Press?
- Meet the Press, NBC's venerable (six decades!) political affairs news program and a staple of Sunday morning TV, has been in flux ever since the untimely death of Tim Ru...
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Hmmm ... will Ted Koppel take over Meet The Press?
- When Tim Russert passed away earlier this year, the talk of course turned to the topic of who would take over for him on NBC's long-running Sunday news show Meet The Pre...
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Election Night: NBC (Part 1)
- Thankfully, NBC has decided once again to do different election coverage than their kissing cousins at MSNBC. So instead of David Gregory trying to moderate slap fights...
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What's going on with Meet the Press?
- As this election season turns into the home stretch, whether you're for McCain or Obama, this is a very exciting time in politics -- and I find myself really missing Tim...
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HBO to re-air classic George Carlin concerts
- The unexpected death of Tim Russert two weeks ago prompted numerous tributes and memorials from NBC and MSNBC, but because Russert was a news personality, they really co...
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Stump the King: Tim Russert
- I'd like to begin this week's offering by adding my thoughts on the untimely death of Tim Russert. I didn't know him personally, so anything I could say about the man wo...
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Temporary Tim Russert replacement named
- There's been speculation about who will replace Tim Russert on NBC's Meet the Press. David Gregory, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews and Katie Couric were a few of the ru...
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Tim Russert, of ``Meet the Press,'' hosts this self-titled weekend news show. The show features longform interviews with some of America's notable policymakers, authors and journalists. Russert provides in-depth discussions on politics, entertainment and the media. Previous guests have included Jimmy Carter, Michael Jordan and Tom Hanks. The simple look of the sehow features the journalist and his guest sitting across from each other at opposite ends of a table. Barbara Fant is the executive producer.









