This weekend marks the one year anniversary of when "Meet the Press" host and NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert died — and, by most measures, a natural successor to his vaunted position in both journalism and the nation's heart has yet to emerge. Despite the water cooler chatter of who might be "the next Russert," it's clear to most everyone that Russert will always be irreplaceable.
"Of course, there's a void," says CNN's John King, who hosts the network's Sunday program "State of the Union."
"He was a legendary figure in town, and he made that show. He took what was a very valued franchise at NBC and in the Sunday realm of journalism and he made it the gold standard."
"I still, on Sunday mornings, look up at the wall of monitors we have at CBS," said Bob Schieffer of "Face the Nation." "And, when he's not on that NBC monitor, it just doesn't seem right to me."
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2 comments:
It is too bad we lost Tim, and the Meet the Press Producers are missing him horribly after the David Gregory horror of hosting.
Tim Russert always seemed like he was wound tight and ready to grab a guest if they were going to skiddadle on him.
Tim did his homework and when he asked questions the go answers. Now as usual I never agreed with Tim but he was always willing to answer his email and discuss issues and respected others point of view. David is running the show in the ground and if they don't make a change quick the show will be off the air.
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