Tim Russert
Tim Russert, 2007-10-22
Born	May 7, 1950 (1950-05-07) (age 57)
Birth place	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Circumstances
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Maureen Orth (1983-present)
Children	Luke
Notable credit(s)	Meet the Press moderator (1991–present)
Official website

Timothy John Russert, Jr. (born May 7, 1950) is an American journalist who has hosted NBC's Meet the Press since 1991. He is the Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News, and hosts Tim Russert, a weekly interview program on MSNBC. He is also a frequent correspondent and guest on other NBC News programs, such as The Today Show and Hardball. He co-hosts the network's presidential Election Night coverage. He also presents the polling results of the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News alongside the anchor of the show. Image File history File links This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... Maureen Orth is a reporter who largely covers stories pertaining to pop culture. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... This article is about the television network. ... Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... NBC News endcap, used from 2002 to present. ... For the news website, see msnbc. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... The Today Show, officially known as Today, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre, spawning similar morning news and entertainment television programs across the United States and around the world. ... Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. ... This article is about the political process. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. ...

Biography

Early life

Born in Buffalo, New York to Irish American Catholic parents, he received a Jesuit education^[1]. Russert is an alum of Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York and a graduate of John Carroll University and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Although Russert was of age during the peak of the Vietnam War, he has no military service. He admitted, on Meet the Press, that he went to Woodstock "in a Buffalo Bills jersey with a case of beer." Russert was admitted to the bar in New York and the District of Columbia. Before joining NBC News, Russert served as counselor in New York Governor Mario Cuomo's office in Albany in 1983 to 1984 and was chief of staff to Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan from 1977 to 1982. An avid fan of the American Football team the Buffalo Bills, Russert usually closes Sunday broadcasts during the football season with some type of pro-Bills comment. He has also ended his show by mentioning the successes of Boston College football and baseball. Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Canisius High School is a Roman Catholic Jesuit private high school for young men located at 1180 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. ... The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 as the first evening law school in the state of Ohio and one of the first in the U.S. to admit... Cleveland State University (abbr. ... Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ... The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was a historic event held at Max Yasgurs 600 acre (2. ... For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the state. ... ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. ... Daniel Patrick “Pat” Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was a United States Senator, Ambassador, and eminent sociologist. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ...

Career

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Russert graduated from law school and went to work on New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan's 1976 Senatorial campaign. He later went to work on New York Democrat Mario Cuomo's 1982 gubernatorial campaign. In 1984 he was hired by NBC at their Washington Bureau. He became Washington Bureau Chief four years later. ^[2] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... This article is about the state. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... Daniel Patrick “Pat” Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was a United States Senator, Ambassador, and eminent sociologist. ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. ...

During NBC's coverage of the 2000 U.S. presidential election he calculated possible United States Electoral College outcomes on a marker board on the air, accurately predicting in advance that the election would hinge on "Florida, Florida, Florida." Four years later, Russert would again accurately predict the final battleground of the presidential elections: "Ohio, Ohio, Ohio." He often moderates political debates, but has been criticized for a lack of impartiality and an overly combative style.^[3] This article is about the television network. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Electoral votes by state/federal district, for the elections of 2004 and 2008 The United States Electoral College is a term used to describe the 538 President Electors who meet every 4 years to cast the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States; their votes represent... Debate (North American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ...

On MSNBC's show Tucker, Russert predicted that the battleground states of the 2008 presidential election would be New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada, saying "If Democrats can win three of those four, they can lose Ohio and Florida, and win the presidency."^[4] TUCKER was a television program on MSNBC, hosted by Tucker Carlson. ... The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled to be held on November 4, 2008, will be the 55th consecutive quadrennial president and vice president of the United States. ...

The marker board is a recurring prop used by Russert during NBC election night broadcasts.

Personal life

Tim Russert’ recent book, Wisdom of Our Fathers

In 2004, Russert penned a bestselling biography, Big Russ and Me, which chronicled his life growing up in a predominantly Irish working-class neighborhood in South Buffalo as well as his education at Canisius High School. Russert's father, a World War II veteran held down two jobs after the war, conveyed to his young son, through the methods of the "carrot and the stick," the importance of maintaining strong family values, the reverence of faith, and of never taking a short cut to reach a goal. He claimed to have received over 60,000 letters from people in response to the book, detailing their own experiences with their fathers.^{[citations needed]} In 2005 he released Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, a collection of some of these letters, which also became a bestseller.^{[citations needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Canisius High School is a Roman Catholic Jesuit private high school for young men located at 1180 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article is about family values as a political concept. ... For other uses, see Faith (disambiguation). ...

While in law school, an official from his alma mater, John Carroll University, called Tim to ask if he could book some concerts for the school as he had done while a student. Tim agreed, but said he would need money to do it because he was running out of money to pay for law school. One concert that Tim booked was headlined by a then-unknown singer, Bruce Springsteen, who charged $2,500 for the concert appearance. Tim told this story to Jay Leno when he was a guest on the The Tonight Show on NBC on June 6, 2006.^[5] On September 28, 2007, Springsteen and the E Street Band played live on the Today show in Rockefeller Plaza, and Tim could be seen listening to the music in casual dress toward the front of the stage. John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. ... Springsteen redirects here. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and television host, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the television network. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Russert appeared briefly in a scene on the television drama Homicide as himself. On that show, one of the fictional characters, Megan Russert, was his cousin. Russert also appeared on the game show What Would You Do? Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... What would you do was a show on Nickelodeon in the early/mid 90s, hosted by Mark Summers. ...

Tim Russert is married to Maureen Orth, who has been a special correspondent for Vanity Fair since 1983. They have a son, Luke, who attends Boston College and hosts the XM radio show 60/20 Sports with James Carville. Russert is a Washington Nationals and Washington Wizards season ticket holder.^[6] Maureen Orth is a reporter who largely covers stories pertaining to pop culture. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... James Carville James Carville (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, commentator, media personality and pundit. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Washington Nationals (2005–present) Montreal Expos (1969-2004) Other nicknames The Nats Ballpark Nationals Ballpark (2008–present) RFK Stadium 2005-2007 Hiram Bithorn Stadium[3] (San Juan) (2003-2004) Olympic Stadium (Montreal) (1977... Washington Bullets redirects here. ...

Ongoing CIA leak scandal

Scooter Libby, chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, told special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that Russert was the first to tell him of the identity of Central Intelligence Agency officer Valerie Plame (Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson). Russert testified previously and again in United States v. I. Lewis Libby that he did not tell Libby of Mrs. Wilson's CIA identity.^{[citations needed]} I. Lewis Scooter Libby Irve Lewis Scooter Libby, Jr. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... Patrick J. Fitzgerald (born December 22, 1960) is an American attorney and the current United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. ... CIA redirects here. ... Valerie Elise Plame Wilson (born Valerie Elise Plame 19 April 1963, in Anchorage, Alaska), known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E. Wilson, and Valerie Plame Wilson, is a former United States CIA officer who worked as a classified covert intelligence agent for over twenty years and the wife of former Ambassador... This page is for the diplomat. ... See main article: Lewis Libby See main article: Plame affair United States of America v. ...

Russert testified again in the trial on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

During the trial, another witness, former Cheney communications director Cathie Martin, testified that she "suggested we put the vice president on 'Meet the Press,'" hosted by Russert on NBC, and that it was "a tactic we often used....It's our best format."^[7] Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ... This article is about the television network. ...

Notes

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Further reading

• Russert, Tim. Interview with President George W. Bush. Transcript. NBC News' Meet the Press. MSNBC February 8, 2004. Accessed February 10, 2007.
• –––. Interview with Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, presidential candidate. Transcript. NBC News' Meet the Press. MSNBC April 18, 2004. Accessed February 10, 2007.

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