Sad news at this hour: Tim Russert, the longest-serving host of television's longest-running program--NBC's "Meet The Press"--died today in Washington after suffering a heart attack. He was 58 years old.
He was, not uncharacteristically, at work at the Washington Bureau of NBC News.
To say that I'm stunned is an understatment. There was no one better at what he did than Tim Russert. He was, by far, the best political newsman and interviewer in my lifetime.
I spent many a Sunday morning drinking my coffee in front of the television so I could see "Meet The Press." Russert always made it must-see television. He was a force...both in journalism and in American politics. He and "Meet The Press" were the Gold Standard, without question.
I am stunned. I am shocked. I am saddened.
My deepest sympathies go to his wife, his son, and certainly his friends and colleagues.
William Smith
ConservativeBlogger.com
