Tim Russert Has Died
NBC News is reporting Tim Russert has died. The moderator of "Meet The Press" and South Buffalo native died Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Russert was 58 years old.
NBC News reports Russert collapsed and died at the NBC News Washington bureau on Friday afternoon.
An emotional Tom Browkaw reported the news at 3:40 p.m. eastern time on Friday.
"Tim was a true child of Buffalo," Brokaw said to a national audiance during the special report.
Browkaw also spoke about Russert's love for the Buffalo Bills.
"This news division will not be the same without his strong clear voice," Browkaw said.
Russert served as managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press" and political analyst for NBC News.
Russert was also a best selling author. He wrote "Big Russ and Me" in 2004 and "Wisdom of Our Fathers" in 2006. "Wisdom of Our Fathers" features a story by Pitt-Bradford Director of Communications and Marketing Pat Frantz Cercone. Both books were inspired by the relation with father and growing up in Western New York.
Russert was 58 years old.
NBC News reports Russert collapsed and died at the NBC News Washington bureau on Friday afternoon.
An emotional Tom Browkaw reported the news at 3:40 p.m. eastern time on Friday.
"Tim was a true child of Buffalo," Brokaw said to a national audiance during the special report.
Browkaw also spoke about Russert's love for the Buffalo Bills.
"This news division will not be the same without his strong clear voice," Browkaw said.
Russert served as managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press" and political analyst for NBC News.
Russert was also a best selling author. He wrote "Big Russ and Me" in 2004 and "Wisdom of Our Fathers" in 2006. "Wisdom of Our Fathers" features a story by Pitt-Bradford Director of Communications and Marketing Pat Frantz Cercone. Both books were inspired by the relation with father and growing up in Western New York.
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