The Woman Behind Russert

NationalJournal.com’s Erin McPike sits down for an interview with Betsy Fischer, executive producer for (the oh-so-popular) “Meet The Press.”

Some interesting excerpts:

Q: On a lot of shows, Tim Russert asks many high-profile, frequent guests, “Are you running for president?” Can you speak to Russert’s desire to push that question and whether it causes some guests to shy away from appearing on the show?

Fischer: Well, it’s just something that Tim likes to do. Of course, we’d always love every senator to announce their intention to run on “Meet The Press.”

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