“Russert’s Son Wanted Board From Election”

A cute item on the AP wire this afternoon:

“Give Tim Russert’s son, Luke, credit for recognizing value. NBC’s political guru, who received the 2005 Fred Friendly Award from Quinnipiac University Monday, said his son asked for his marker board when Russert got home from covering Election Night in 2000.

The board, viewers of that cliffhanger election recall, is where Russert repeatedly scrawled electoral vote scenarios eventually concluding that the night all came down to the vote in Florida.

The “Meet the Press” host — whose CBS competitor Bob Schieffer was in the audience to see him accept the award — said he was touched that his son wanted a memento of his father’s career in journalism.

Not so fast. Luke filled him in on his real motive.

“You know what that thing is worth on eBay?” he said.”