Russert: Even More Powerful

During the lost non-election year, Big Russ placed #6 on TV Week’s “10 Most Powerful People in TV News.” This year, he moves up two spots to #4 (no doubt, it was his son’s radio show that give greater gravitas to the Russert name).

Why he was chosen: Politicians and lobbyists come and go. Not Tim Russert…[W]hen there’s an apology tour or a get-back-on-the-campaign-bicycle tour or a trial-balloon tour, it’s likely to start with “Meet the Press,” the most powerful and most popular political newsmaker show on TV.

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