Tim Russert Is Dead of a Heart Attack

Tim Russert, the host of the NBC program “Meet the Press,” has died of an apparent heart attack at age 58, his family confirmed to the NY Times.

Tom Brokaw, the former anchor of NBC Nightly News, came on the air at 3:39 p.m. that Mr. Russert had collapsed and died early this afternoon while at work. He had just returned from Italy with his family, reported the NY Times.

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