American political journalist Tim Russert dies at 58

Saturday 14th June, 07:19 AM JST

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adaydream at 07:41 AM JST - 14th June

I have enjoyed Meet the Press for years. Tim Russert will be missed by me. < :-)
yabits at 07:48 AM JST - 14th June

He left us too early, and Sunday mornings won't be the same without him. Tim Russert is survived by his father, and also leaves a wife and son.
DanManjt at 08:36 AM JST - 14th June

Bummer.
pathat at 08:57 AM JST - 14th June

This is tragic news. I thought the world of Tim Russert.
Taka313 at 11:04 AM JST - 14th June

St. Peter better have his story straight.

R.I.P. Tim.

Taka
VOR at 04:32 PM JST - 14th June

The mainstream media has lost its only real journalist, it will be interesting to see who NBC chooses as the next moderator of Meet The Press.
proxy at 05:27 PM JST - 14th June

I just watched part of last weeks show yesterday but fell asleep, he did not look very good last week.
amerijap at 09:06 PM JST - 14th June

The stunning news of his death came into my ear this early morning when I was listening to NPR's All Things Considered on AFN(Eagle 810).

I really enjoyed his Sunday morning news program "Meet the Press", which I never failed to video-record while I was still in Japan. He's really tough with his cut-throat grilling technique when he addressed the questions to his guests(mainly politicians and governmental administrators), but he's quite fair. This is the reason why he was respected by journalists and political analysts, and deeply loved by many Americans.

I was hooking up to the NBC website for an hour. I still can't believe this tragic news.
Everton2 at 09:25 PM JST - 14th June

This guy seemed to have had a lot of respect all round and was clearly mentally gifted. However, he died at 58, which is relatively young these days and cardiac disease has been implicated in the reasons given.

For a smart man he could have been more focus on his health. He got a bit fat there for a while, and this problem is not something that just happens over night. It Is promoted by a process of self abuse over time that degrades the capacity of the heart to function as it should. Its a shame, so young, so smart and yet so negligent.
rajakumar at 01:41 AM JST - 15th June

Terrible loss, for meet the press show.

He is best part and the soul of the show. God bless, may the lord take care of you, very well. Heart disease, weight increase, diet,stress control, cholesterol intake and other health matters, should be put above jobs/careers. If careers have made enough bucks, people should take, plenty of breaks from jobs.