Timothy John "Tim" Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak.
The primary responsibility of the media is the accountability of government, whether it's about lying under oath - which upsets Democrats - or about the mismanagement of responding to a hurricane...which happens to upset Republicans.
His father, Tim Russert Sr. (Big Russ), was a garbage collector in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Was a New York Yankees fan.
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Had three sisters.
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His son, Luke Russert, graduated from Boston College a few days before Tim's death.
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Wife, Maureen Orth, is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine. Their only son, Luke, was born in 1986.
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Merited a place in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written by Mario Cuomo (Issue May 12, 2008).
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Graduated from Canisius High School, a Jesuit private school for boys in Buffalo, New York.
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Was a die-hard Buffalo Bills fans.
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Meet the Press
2005-2006
TV Series managing editor - 20 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Homicide: Life on the Street
1995
TV Series
Tim Russert
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009
Documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Mike Gravel's Alternative Debate
2008
Documentary short
Himself
Today
2007-2008
TV Series
Himself
Meet the Press
1994-2008
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself - Moderator
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-2007
TV Series
Himself
Bill Moyers' Journal
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Daily Show
2004-2007
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-2007
TV Series
Himself
Hardball with Chris Matthews
2004-2006
TV Series
Himself
Encore with John Palmer
2006
TV Series
Himself
Broadcasting & Cable Magazine's 16th Annual Hall of Fame Awards
2006
TV Special
Himself - Inductee
The Tony Danza Show
2006
TV Series
Himself
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Correspondent
Late Show with David Letterman
2002-2006
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2006
TV Series
Himself
September 11th Revisited
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Costas Now
2005
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Larry King Live
2004-2005
TV Series
Himself
NBC News Special Report: The Death of Pope John Paul II
2005
TV Movie
Himself - Correspondent
Catching Up!
2004
TV Special Host
Election Night on Democracy Plaza
2004
TV Movie
Himself
How's Your News?: On the Campaign Trail
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
WWII Memorial: A Testament to Freedom
2004
TV Movie documentary
Host / Narrator
Jeopardy!
1997-2004
TV Series
Himself - Guest Contestant
ESPN SportsCentury
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
TV Special
Himself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
2002
TV Series
Himself
Election 2000
2001
Video documentary
Himself
The Final Days
2000
Short
Himself (uncredited)
The American President
2000
TV Series documentary
Millard Filmore
Charlie Rose
1995-1997
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Tim Russert Show
1994
TV Series
Himself - Host
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Making of Trump
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Obama in NC: The Path to History
2010
Documentary
Himself
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
2009
Documentary
Himself
Glenn Beck
2009
TV Series
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2008
TV Series
Himself
Hype: The Obama Effect
2008
Video documentary
Himself
New Orleans Story
2008
Documentary
Himself
The O'Reilly Factor
2008
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Host of 'Meet the Press'
The National
2008
TV Series
Himself
I.O.U.S.A.
2008
Documentary
Himself
Taxi to the Dark Side
2007
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
911 Octopus
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann
2006
TV Series
Himself
Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State
2005
Documentary
Himself
Why We Fight
2005
Documentary
Himself
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
The Hunting of the President
2004
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
60 Minutes
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host, Meet the Press (segment "It Pays to Advertise?")
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2008
Lifetime Achievement Award
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
NBC Nightly News (1970)
2006
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Long Form
NBC News Special Report: The Death of Pope John Paul II (2005)
2006
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Interview
Meet the Press (1947)
1995
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Program Interviewer
The Tim Russert Show (1994)
Known for movies
The Tim Russert Show (1994) as Himself - Host
Meet the Press (1994-2008) as Editorial Department
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (2009) as Himself - Interviewee
$850,000
