Tim Russert died

Valerie Molinski · Post by **Valerie Molinski** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:40 pm

The NYT is reporting he had a heart attack and died today. He was 58.

Ivor Karabatkovic · Post by **Ivor Karabatkovic** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:26 pm

AP Story

Sad day. I really enjoyed Meet the Press and also covering the Presidential Debates in Cleveland, which he co-hosted.

Stan Austin · Post by **Stan Austin** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:40 pm

Oh my--- now that hits home

sharon kinsella · Post by **sharon kinsella** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:04 pm

Our age Stan.

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:26 pm

Tim when he was in Cleveland.

Good newsman, good writer, good John Carroll graduate.

Great interviewer.

You will be missed.

.

TIM CARROLL · Post by **TIM CARROLL** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:50 pm

A sad day for us former Buffaloians!

A sad day for John Carroll, hardly said no to that University!

I have a copy of one his white boards from the 2000 election, that I bought at JCU auction several years ago.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:55 am

Two things:

Few people project the joy Russert did for politics, for interviewing and for his job.

Second, I wish NBC had a portable A.E.D. machine (a defibrillator) on premises. It may have saved his life. Might not have, but we'll never really know.

The City has a number of these machines in public places and they save lives. Even if you don't know a thing about them, the A.E.D. machines will tell you exactly what to do. So, have somebody do chest compressions while somebody else goes looking for the A.E.D.

Classes are offered to teach citizens how to use these things: if you can, take one.

Valerie Molinski · Post by **Valerie Molinski** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:21 am

dl meckes wrote:
Second, I wish NBC had a portable A.E.D. machine (a defibrillator) on premises. It may have saved his life. Might not have, but we'll never really know.

Wow, I was thinking the same thing after I had heard what happened. So sad. He will be missed.

Brad Hutchison · Post by **Brad Hutchison** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:03 am

It's worth watching the Today show clip from Monday when Matt Lauer interviewed Russert's son, Luke. What a well-spoken young man... had some great things to say about his dad.