Update: NBC News has reported that Washington Bureau Chief and Meet the Press host Tim Russert collapsed of a heart attack and died today. He was 58. “This news division will never be the same,” Tom Brokaw said in a special report. “He worked to the point of exhaustion so many weeks…. We cannot believe that he’s gone, that we’ve lost his voice.” Brian Williams followed Brokaw, full of emotion as he described Russert’s life. The network said Russert collapsed while tracking voiceovers for this Sunday’s Meet the Press. Full coverage on msnbc.com here and WashingtonPost.com here.
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