Tim Russert (1950–2008)
Author of Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
About the Author
Journalist Tim Russert was born in Buffalo, New York on May 7, 1950. He earned a B.A. from John Carroll University and a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was admitted to the bar in both New York and the District of Columbia. After graduating from law school, he worked on show more New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan's successful senatorial campaign in 1976 and served as his chief of staff from 1977 to 1982. He then worked on New York Democrat Mario Cuomo's successful gubernatorial campaign in 1982, and worked in the governor's office from 1983 to 1984. He joined the NBC Washington Bureau in 1984. He became Washington Bureau Chief in 1988 and was later promoted to senior vice president of NBC News. He became the host of Meet the Press in 1991. He won numerous awards during his career as a journalist including the Edward R. Murrow Award, the John Peter Zenger Freedom of the Press Award, the American Legion Journalism Award, and a 2005 Emmy Award for his coverage of former President Ronald Reagan's funeral. In 2004, he wrote an autobiography Big Russ and Me about his life growing up and the values his father taught him like the importance of maintaining strong family values, the reverence of faith, and of never taking a short cut to reach a goal. In 2006, he released Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, which contained letters he received from people, detailing their own experiences with their fathers, in response to his first book. He died due to a heart attack on June 13, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Legal name
- Russert, Timothy John
- Birthdate
- 1950-05-07
- Date of death
- 2008-06-13
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Cleveland State University (J.D.|1976)
John Carroll University (BA|1972) - Occupations
- broadcaster
- Organizations
- NBC
- Awards and honors
- Paul White Award (2009)
Emmy Award (2005) - Relationships
- Orth, Maureen (wife)
Russert, Luke (son) - Cause of death
- heart attack
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Burial location
- Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
As a Buffalonian, a son, and a father of sons, how could I have waited so long to read this book? Russert represents our community well, as he speaks from the heart in plain language. He captures the spirit and special nature of the city and its people in a way that is uncanny though likely not fully appreciated by those that have not spent time here. Reading this book makes me step back and think about my relationship with my father - and now my relationship with my sons. Plenty of gentle show more wisdom and good advice. As he describes this city's love affair with the Bills - and the way we share the grief of each loss and elation of each win in a communal fashion, he also describes how we experience so many things - including the incredible grief upon learning of his death and, more importantly, the incredible pride we felt upon his success. He is sorely missed, yet his spirit lives on in this city of no illusions. This is one of the most uplifting books I have read in a while. Big Russ' eternal optimism combined with his well grounded sense of self and family profoundly impacted his son and, through this book, many more well beyond South Buffalo. show less
I enjoyed this book for the most part. It was interesting reading stories of fathers and families, and their struggles and happiness. We live in such a different world now, most of the entries in this book took place in the 50's through the 80's, and that was a totally different generation. Nonet...
Nice collection of very sentimental vignettes about fathers, from their sons and daughters. I listened to the audio version and had to stop because the emotions were too strong.
Oh, I miss Tim Russert! I thought this book was to e about his father, it's mostly about Tim Russert. That's okay. It is also a poignant and wonderfully written love letter to his father, and to his son, Luke.
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- Rating
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