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By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Still reeling from Tim Russert's death, NBC News must now contemplate replacing the man who not only dominated the Sunday morning talk shows, but served as chief political commentator and ran the Washington bureau. The "Meet the Press" host had what was arguably the most important and far-reaching job in television news, particularly in an election year. NBC has potential successors to Russert on "Meet the Press" already within the company. The...

News anchor Tom Brokaw will serve as interim moderator of the U.S. TV program Meet the Press for the next few months, NBC News President Steve Capus says. The NBC News official said Sunday Brokaw will serve as a worthy interim successor to late Press host Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack June 13. To have someone of Tom's stature step up and dedicate himself to ensuring its ongoing success is not only a testament to his loyalty to Tim, but his enduring commitment to NBC News and our...

By MATEA GOLD By Matea Gold Los Angeles Times NEW YORk Every weekday evening, Katie Couric is the picture of sobriety on the "CBS Evening News." Viewers who miss the impish humor the anchor exhibited on "Today" probably don't know that it's still possible to catch glimpses of Couric, unplugged - and in a medium that's light-years away from the staid environs of broadcast news. Since February, Couric quietly has been uploading videos to her own channel on YouTube. The clips - 33 so far -...

"Russert's style was an innovation in news interviewing on television. It's made a huge difference. _ Ted Koppel Sunday morning, I asked Bill Teller, one of the shift managers at Kaldi's Coffeehouse in downtown Clayton, Mo., if he thought the media coverage of Tim Russert's sudden death on Friday had become excessive. "No," he said. Given how important Russert was to political reporting for so long, he had earned more than routine treatment. And of course you'd expect NBC to do...

By David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun Jun. 19--A TV wake of six days and five nights for NBC newsman Tim Russert came to an end yesterday with a moving memorial service on cable channel MSNBC. Aptly representative of the arc of Russert's life, those eulogizing the 58-year-old anchor of Meet the Press ranged from an elementary school nun in Buffalo, N.Y., to the stars of mainstream media and singer Bruce Springsteen. From the announcement of Russert's death shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday to...

By Eric Mink, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jun. 18--Sunday morning, I asked Bill Teller, one of the shift managers at Kaldi's Coffeehouse in downtown Clayton, if he thought the media coverage of Tim Russert's sudden death on Friday had become excessive. "No," he said. Given how important Russert was to political reporting for so long, he had earned more than routine treatment. And of course you'd expect NBC to do even more for one of its own, Teller said. Twenty-six years old, Teller reads...

By Frazier Moore, The Associated Press NEW YORK - 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. "His voice has been stilled," began Tom Brokaw, who led the conversation, "and our issue this sad Sunday morning is remembering and honoring our colleague and our friend ...." Brokaw...

By JESSICA HESLAM During a touching tribute on yesterday's "Today" show, Luke Russert was asked about his late father Tim's role as a journalist and broadcaster. "I honestly believe that he saw himself as the questioner for the American people," the young Russert said of his father, the longtime host of NBC's "Meet the Press."Now the network faces the sensitive yet critical task of figuring out not who can replace the legendary newsman who died suddenly of a...

Because primary season lasted five months instead of five weeks, I spent many nights in front of the TV watching voting results trickle in. That's how I got to know Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow, the number-cruncher and the pundit who were hired not long ago to beef up MSNBC's election coverage. Have they ever. Todd's endlessly interesting breakdowns of delegate math recently got him named "MVP of the primary season" by the Huffington Post. The Washington Post 's media critic called him...

By Gary Levin The symbolism was as touching as it was obvious: The chair Tim Russert filled for 17 years on NBC's Meet the Press was left vacant on Sunday's broadcast, acknowledging the gap not just on TV's longest-running show but also in political coverage on and beyond NBC. "I'm glad I'm not in the position of president of NBC News today, who has to figure out how to juggle the programs and fit someone else in his slot," says Larry Grossman. He held that post in 1984 when he recruited...