I was sadden by this news when I found out after coming out of the second exam of System Dymanics for the summer. I find that this is perhaps the first time I felt this empty inside after such a beloved celebrity has died.According to CNN.com:
Tim Russert, who became one of America's leading political journalists as the host of NBC's "Meet the Press," died Friday, the network said. He was 58.
Tim Russert established himself as the face of NBC's political journalism as host of "Meet the Press."
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The network said the award-winning journalist collapsed at work Friday. He was taken to Washington's Sibley Memorial Hospital, where he died, the hospital confirmed.
Colleague and former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw broke the news on the network Friday shortly after 3:40 p.m.
I have only started watching Meet the Press and have gotten immersed in politics when I discovered the Meet the Press Podcast on iTunes. I have been watching it weekly and religiously ever since. I guess actively watching TV shows (by hunting things down online), rather than passively in front of an actual television, makes the viewer more conscious of what is going on. I really like how Tim Russert discussed politics, and he made me understand what was going on in this critical 2008 election.
He was an extraordinary person, and he will be dearly missed.