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Tim RussertFamous memorial
- Original Name
- Timothy John Russert
- Birth
- Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
- Death
- 13 Jun 2008 (aged 58)Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Burial
- Washington,District of Columbia,USAShow MapGPS-Latitude: 38.948735, Longitude: -77.0112432
- Plot
- Section C, Lot 219, Site 4
- Memorial ID
- 27526951View Source
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Journalist. He is best remembered for hosting NBC Television's "Meet the Press" from 1991 until his death. He concurrently served as political analyst for "NBC Nightly News" and the "Today" Program, and hosted "The Tim Russert Show," interviewing prominent guests on MSNBC. Prior to those television shows, he was the Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News. He frequently appeared on other NBC News programs and co-hosted the network's presidential Election Night coverage. In 2005, he was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of PresidentRonald Reagan, and was the recipient of the Golden Plate Award of the Academy of Achievement. His Election 2000 "Meet the Press" interviews with Presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore won the Radio and Television Correspondents' highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award and the Annenberg Center'sWalter Cronkite Award. In 2008, he was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Journalist. He is best remembered for hosting NBC Television's "Meet the Press" from 1991 until his death. He concurrently served as political analyst for "NBC Nightly News" and the "Today" Program, and hosted "The Tim Russert Show," interviewing prominent guests on MSNBC. Prior to those television shows, he was the Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News. He frequently appeared on other NBC News programs and co-hosted the network's presidential Election Night coverage. In 2005, he was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of PresidentRonald Reagan, and was the recipient of the Golden Plate Award of the Academy of Achievement. His Election 2000 "Meet the Press" interviews with Presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore won the Radio and Television Correspondents' highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award and the Annenberg Center'sWalter Cronkite Award. In 2008, he was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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- Originally Created by:Fred Beisser
- Added: Jun 13, 2008
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- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27526951/tim-russert: accessed), memorial page for Tim Russert (7 May 1950–13 Jun 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID27526951, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington,District of Columbia,USA;Maintained by Find a Grave.
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