Tim Russert

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Tim Russert (October 22, 2007)

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

Life

Tim Russert was born in 1950 to a city cleaner and truck driver in Buffalo, where he grew up with three sisters. As a 13-year-old he was responsible for the publication of the school newspaper. After attending Canisius High School in his hometown, Russert studied political science at John Carroll University in Cleveland , which he left in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts . Russert then studied law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law , where he obtained his JD degree.

After studying law, Russert was Chief of Staff for the Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan from 1977 to 1982 . From 1983 to 1984 he worked as an advisor to the New York office of Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo . In 1984 Russert moved to the American television station NBC in Washington, DC , where, among other things, he was responsible for the first interview with Pope John Paul II on American television. In 1988 he was appointed head of NBC's Washington office. Three years later he took over the moderation of the political program Meet the Press , which is considered the most watched and oldest television show in the world. He is credited with coining the terms red states and blue states in connection with the 2000 presidential election in the United States .

Russert was also considered a successful book author. In 2004 he published his biography under the title Big Russ and Me . In 2008, he was named Time magazine's Time 100 of the One Hundred Most Influential People in the World for 2008 .

Russert had been married to the American journalist Maureen Orth since 1983. The marriage resulted in a son, Luke Russert (* 1986). Russert died unexpectedly of a heart attack while preparing a show in his office .

Street naming

In recognition of his journalistic achievements, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, together with Russert's sister, Kathy Russert Hughes, renamed part of “Woodside Avenue” in “Tim Russert Way” on August 6, 2008. A month earlier, President Bush had approved the naming of a stretch of street along the Ralph Wilson Stadium after the NBC reporter. The proximity to the home arena of the American football team of the Buffalo Bills is intended to reflect Russert's enthusiasm for sports.

literature

  • Russert, Tim: Big Russ and me: father and son, lessons of life . New York, NY: Miramax Books, 2004, ISBN 978-1-4013-5208-0 .

Web links

Commons : Tim Russert  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jacques Steinberg: Tim Russert, 'Meet the Press' Host, Is Dead at 58. In: The New York Times , June 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ Interview with Tim Russert. In: CNN.com , May 23, 2004.
  3. ↑ Article red state / blue state. In: William Safire : Safire's Political Dictionary. New edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York 2008, p. 613.
  4. ↑ Mario Cuomo : The 2008 TIME 100 - Tim Russert. In: Time , May 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ Heart attack at the desk - NBC legend Tim Russert is dead. In: Spiegel Online , June 13, 2008.
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.abcnews.com
personal data
SURNAME Russert, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Russert, Timothy John Jr. (full name); Russert, Tim junior (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 2008
Place of death Washington, DC