Breaking News: Tim Russert of NBC Dies after Heart Attack

The NBC journalist and host of “Meet the Press” Tim Russert has died today after noon after collapsing at NBC’s Washington news bureau. He was 58 years old.

Few minutes ago Tom Brokaw on NBC said “It is my sad duty to report that my friend and colleague, Tim Russert, the moderator of Meet the Press, collapsed and died earlier this afternoon. He will be missed, as he was loved, greatly…”

UPDATE: The funeral will be closed to the public.

[Via TVNewser]

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