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Aug 5, 2008 1:22 PM CDT

Usual Suspects to Host Debates

(Newser) - The moderators for the three presidential debates have been announced, and none of them are particularly gasp-inducing, the Swamp reports. Tom Brokaw, interim host of Meet the Press, Jim Lehrer, of PBS’ News Hour, and Bob Schieffer of CBS’ Face the Nation, will each host a debate, while Gwen Ifill,...

Subdued Meet the Press Now
Squirm-Free

Analysis

Jun 30, 2008 8:31 AM CDT

Subdued Meet the Press Now Squirm-Free

Post-Russert, newly laid-back show doesn't challenge guests

(Newser) - Meeting the press is a much more laid-back experience with Tom Brokaw temporarily in Tim Russert’s old seat, the New York Times reports. Hosting his first standard-format show yesterday, Brokaw “kept the mood at a sober but easygoing tempo,” writes Alessandra Stanley. But with the presidential race...

Brokaw to Replace Russert

OPINION

Jun 22, 2008 2:40 PM CDT

Brokaw to Replace Russert

Will pinch-hit through election; Williams' performance today unconvincing

(Newser) - NBC has anointed Tom Brokaw as Tim Russert's heir on "Meet the Press" through the 2008 election, the network announced today. "I feel right at home," said Brokaw, who has appeared on the public affairs show since the Watergate days. But Brian Williams—who took over NBC's...

Russert's Son:
'My Dad's Last Speech'

Jun 18, 2008 6:42 PM CDT

Russert's Son: 'My Dad's Last Speech'

(Newser) - Tim Russert's 22-year-old son delivered what he called his "dad's last speech" today before a crowd of Washington luminaries, People reports. "My dad was my best friend," said a composed Luke Russert, who called his father a "force of nature" who combined his passion for work...

Meet the Press
Remembers
Russert

Jun 15, 2008 11:42 AM CDT

Meet the Press Remembers Russert

Tom Brokaw leads celebration of newsman's career

(Newser) - With the moderator's chair empty, Tom Brokaw began this morning's edition of "Meet the Press" by urging the show's guests not to cry, Politico reports. Friends and admirers of longtime host Tim Russert gathered to recall the highlights of his career and what made the ultimate political junkie.

Buffalo Boy Made Good

APPRECIATION

Jun 13, 2008 6:35 PM CDT

Buffalo Boy Made Good

Tim Russert is remembered today by friend and foe alike

(Newser) - Tim Russert, who died today at age 58, was "possibly America's most influential political journalist," James Poniewozik writes in Time. His no-nonsense style was informed by a Jesuit education in working class Buffalo—but not all appreciated his "gotcha," visceral style of questioning. Yet "his...

Tim Russert
Dead at 58

UPDATED

Jun 13, 2008 4:04 PM CDT

Tim Russert Dead at 58

Meet the Press host, NBC Washington bureau chief was stricken at work

(Newser) - Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press and longtime NBC News Washington bureau chief, died today after collapsing at work and apparently suffering cardiac arrest, MSNBC reports. He was 58. A 24-year NBC veteran, Russert was also the author of two New York Times best-sellers, Big Russ and Me and...

(MS)NBC Generates,
Draws Heat

May 27, 2008 10:40 AM CDT

(MS)NBC Generates, Draws Heat

NBC and MSNBC in culture clash

(Newser) - MSNBC's recent success is a thorn in the side of its competitors, the politicians who accuse the network of bias, and an unlikely third party—NBC News. The cable network's opinionated anchors and the broadcast sibling's more traditional approach are increasingly entangled, the AP reports, and critics don't share the...