There isn't much I can add to all the tributes which flooded the news in recent days about the death of NBC's Tim Russert. But it is a big loss for my business.
What made Russert's Meet the Press show different was his way of questioning his guests - not for just a few minutes, followed by a commercial break - but often for 20 minutes or so, not giving the politician anytime to regroup and come up with a better answer.
His research team's ability to come up with old quotes that often ran counter to the position being spouted by that Sunday's politician were always interesting to see.
It wasn't a true "Gotcha" kind of interview, but it did put the person under the light bulb in a tough position.
Russert was one of those people who clearly both had the ability to push himself in his work and also push others under him.
Most people probably had no idea that he was the Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News, as well as the host of Meet the Press, and a tireless contributor to MSNBC's political coverage.
He will be missed.
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