"Timothy John \"Tim\" Russert (May 7, 1950 \u2013 June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball."@en . . . "Timothy John Russert"@en . "2008-06-13Z"^^ . . "Russert, Timothy John"@en . "Russert, Tim"@en . . "1950-05-07Z"^^ . . . . . "1950Z"^^ . "2008Z"^^ . . "Journalist" . . . "Tim Russert"@en . .