Remembering Tim Russert
Moderator Tim Russert on the set of 'Meet the Press' during a taping in this file photo from March 30, 2008 in Washington, DC. Russert collapsed and died June 13, 2008 while at work in Washington.
Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for Meet the Press
Sunday mornings will sound different from here on out. For the last 17 years, NBC newsman Tim Russert grilled powerful politicians and other newsmakers on the longest running television show in history, "Meet the Press."
Tim Russert died suddenly of a heart attack on Friday in the Washington Bureau of NBC News. He was 58 years old.
Midday remembers Tim Russert with an NBC special tribute and a 2008 commencement speech Russert gave at Randolph-Macon College in Virginia.
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