Tim Russert

Timothy John " Tim " Russert Jr. ( born May 7, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, † 13 June 2008 in Washington, DC ) was an American journalist and host of the NBC broadcast of the successful political Meet the Press.

Life

Tim Russert was born in 1950 the son of a sanitation worker and truck driver in Buffalo, where he grew up with three sisters. Even as a 13 - year-old he was responsible for the publication of the school newspaper. After visiting the Canisius High School in his hometown Russert graduated from John Carroll University in Cleveland political science, which he left in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts. Then Russert studied law at the Cleveland - Marshall College of Law, where he received his JD degree.

After studying law, Russert was from 1977 to 1982 served as chief of staff for Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. From 1983 to 1984 he worked as a consultant for the New York office of Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo. In 1984, Russert to the American NBC television network to Washington, DC and was responsible among other things for the first interview with Pope John Paul II on American television. In 1988 he was appointed director of the Washington office of the NBC. Three years later he took over the moderation of the political mission Meet the Press, which is considered the most-watched TV show and oldest in the world.

Russert was also regarded as a successful author. In 2004 he published his biography under the title Big Russ and Me 2008 he was included in the Time 100 list of the one hundred most influential people in the world in 2008 of Time magazine.

Russert was married to the American journalist Maureen Orth in 1983. The marriage was a common son, Luke Russert ( born 1986 ), produced. Russert died unexpectedly during the preparation of a program in his office of a heart attack.

Street naming

In recognition of his journalistic work, christened the mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown, along with Russert's sister, Kathy Russert Hughes, on 6 August 2008 a part of the " Woodside Avenue " in " Tim Russert Way " to. A month earlier, President Bush had authorized the appointment of a street piece after the NBC reporter along the Ralph Wilson Stadium. The proximity to the home arena of American football teams in the Bufallo Bills should take account of the enthusiasm for sports Russert.