Tribute to Tim Russert on Meet the Press
We often take things in life for granted — friends, family, and the few good programs on TV. Meet the Press has been one of those few good programs and it something I looked forward to every Sunday morning.
This morning on Meet the Press was a tribute to Tim Russert. Many of the big names in journalism shared their memories of him. They talked about the loyalty he had for his friends and how politicians feared being interviewed by Tim, but how it made them better politicians in the process. They talked about how he really cared about people — not just those on the same level of importance in the news world, but everyone. And how the most important thing for him was to appreciate his father and to be a good father to his son.
Tom Brokaw broke down on the show while describing a comment made by Tim. I have to admit — at the end when they showed clips of Tim, I felt pretty sad. We no longer have his comments and personality to enrich our lives. The 2008 election campaign will go on, but without his good natured presentation.
Tim Russert set the standard for news media. We can only hope someone else will come along to take over where he left off, and maintain those high standards. But losing a good TV personality is only a minor part of it. The world lost a good man when we lost Tim. He will be missed.
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June 20, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I finished reading his book, Big Russ and Me, the day he died. I felt like I had lost a friend who I had just spent time with.