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NBC Taps Mark Whitaker As Tim Russert’s Bureau Replacement
Mark Whitaker has been named to replace Tim Russert as head of NBC News’ Washington Bureau.
The former Newsweek editor, who joined NBC last year as senior vice president of news, will assume many of the off-camera duties held by Russert, who died of a heart attack in June.
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Tim Russert’s Widow On Newsman’s Passing
Tim Russert’s wife, Maureen Orth, has opened up about her life with and love for the NBC newsman, who died last week from a heart attack.
“Tim was so much fun to live with,” Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair, told People magazine. “And he was always thoughtful. Every single time he went out of town, he’d bring back the little chocolate they leave on the pillow for me.”
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Political, Media Leaders Pay Tribute To Tim Russert
The crowd at Tim Russert’s funeral Wednesday would have made a great panel on his Sunday morning news show.
The two men vying to become president, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, were there, as were members of Congress, television journalists and several generations of politicians from both parties.
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President Bush Attends Tim Russert Wake
President Bush and his wife, Laura, went to a wake for Tim Russert, the television newsman who died last Friday.
Bush and his wife rode in a short, unmarked motorcade to St. Albans School in Northwest Washington, where the wake was being held Tuesday in the refectory.
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Tim Russert: Warmly Remembered On ‘Meet The Press’
Tim Russert’s chair was empty on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, two days after his unexpected death.
But Russert was very much present on the full-hour tribute to this giant of political journalism who hosted NBC’s public-affairs program for more than 16 years.
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Friends, Colleagues Remember Tim Russert
Following the news that NBC journalist and political heavyweight Tim Russert died of a sudden heart attack on Friday, those who knew him best react to the loss of their friend.
Fellow journalists, TV personalities, politicians and even Presidents (past and current) respond to the death of Tim Russert.
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NBC News’ Tim Russert Dies
Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” died Friday of an apparent heart attack.
The network’s Washington bureau chief was 58.
