Mini Russert Following In Dad's Footsteps
Filed under: Media Minute
Dad must be smiling down from heaven.
According to a new report, the late Tim Russert's son, Luke, will be covering the Democratic and Republican conventions for NBC News.
The younger Russert's assignment as a convention correspondent focusing on "youth issues" is his first for NBC, the network said Thursday.
NBC New's president said, "Never before in an election cycle has so much attention turned to the youth vote, and Luke will bring a unique perspective to covering it."
Russert said in a statement that he was "humbled and grateful" for the opportunity.
We're sure he'll do a great job!
[Image via Getty Images.]
Posted: July 31, 2008 at 8:15 pm
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Re: cathy – WHY??
Is he any good? Bet he's voting for OBAMA (yay!!)
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tim iis a hottie!
I'm sure he'll do an awesome job!
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great! i like mini russert. he'll do a good job.
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That is really good to see and makes me happy!
Finally a young person not interested in partying and actually cares what's going on in the world!
good for him…I wish in all the success. God bless his family and RIP Tim Russert
awwww..good for himm!
nice
God bless him
1st!!!!!!!
great. i like mini russert. he'll do a good job.
Sounds like a great idea!
Seriously, are we even remotely surprised at this? I called in the days following Tim's death. I'm morbid, so forgive me when I say, this kid got the break of his lifetime.
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Another spoiled brat. The only reason he's doing anything is cause of his dead daddy. He's already get dead daddy's money, now he wants to be famous to. Fuck him
JIZZ
First beotches
i heart luke russert
i want to marry him
Another entitled Fratboy douchebag getting a career-making break from a Father who actually worked his way up by himself.
Who does he think he is, George W. Bush???
aww, lil russ will do a great job
awwww! Thats great. He was magnificent through his grief. What a presence.
I know nothing would make Tim happier.
Love 2 Teddy
Best Wishes Luke!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sucks for other more qualified kids who didn't get the job because their last name is not Russert. NBC should stop with sympathy job. Let him earn it like every other kid.
What is so great about this? All he is doing is riding on his dead father's coat tails.
Finally an offspring who will enhance the family legacy instead of destroy it. I hope he does well!
Re: Nigel – have you ever thought that maybe he's into politics as much as his father was? Kudos to him, its good to see someone acting mature for his age.
Re: Nigel –
you're a fucking loser.
Nepotism. I like Tim R. and have nothing against mini Tim, but Jeez, a regular person, with a great education and a lot of knowledge on the subject would never get a position just like that. It's all hand me downs….
Awww. He's probably liberal as shit, but I think this is a great opportunity for him. He looks so much like his dad — maybe he has some of Tim's natural talent? I hope this helps him heal. Losing his dad must have been really, really hard, esp. being in the media spotlight.
This is great for him and his family he will do a great job and has enough of a background with it to influence peers.
I liked Tim Russert alot, but this has a ick factor to it. Why, I'm not sure, can't quite put my finger on it, but it felt ick. Make sense?
I thought he wanted to cover sports on the radio? Since when was this kid interested in politics. They obviously offered him the job cause they feel sorry for him. Why the fuck cant nbc give someone this job thats actually deserving
This kid has got to be good, NBC wouldn't be doing this unless he has proven himself, his dad would want him to work his ass off so this hasn't been handed to him because of his dad death. good for Luke Russett. I hope he brings alot of perspective on the youth vote. go get um Luke.
luke is a looker
but he probably won't want to let down his dad & he'll do a good job.
What exactly makes him qualified for the job (other than nepotism)??
He's not into politics. He did a sports-talk radio show with his daddy's friend. Wow, that makes him qualified for this gig. His other qualification was taking skanky photos in a hot tub. Google it.
both nbc and this kid are milking the dead dad for ratings - period
the kid should be ashamed of himself
did conce really write "this kid has to be good" …. no
the kid only has to be ok for the ghoul factor to pull in ratings ….
many people work very hard for work like this …. and he and NBC are just milking the corpse of Tim Russert for ratings. Disgusting.
Just because George H.W. Bush was a mediocre President doesn't mean George W. Bush….
Hello! Was Russert the second coming????
tacky…very tacky…
Do something with that hair-do
Re: the b – i agree
He's a registered independent and he is awesome-he really understands the issues from a point of view that is open minded and analytical. Luke rocks and he will be huge in the news business someday for sure.
is it still nepotism when the relative is dead?
Re: Robin – Re: me – THA NK BOTH OF YOU SOOOOOO MUCH! THIS IS SUCH CORNY SMARMY SHIT AND THIS STORY PLAYED ITSELF OUT WEEKS AGO IN MY OPINION. THE KID'S UGLY, TOO, I MEAN LET'S BE REALZ! DEF A FACE FOR RADIO NOT TV!
Re: greg – In this case, DEFINITELY!!!
This is like profiting from his dad's death. It is really kind of sick. He will never get any respect in the profession. He should have worked his way up like everyone else does.
This is great!! He will be the new Michael Landon Jr.! The new Erroll Flynn Jr.! He will be another legend following in the footsteps of a legend!! Move over, Mickey Rooney Jr. , America has a new no-talent brat of a so-so father fulfilling his destiny of entitlement!!
I will definitely tune in! pls pls keep us posted….this young man speaks so eloquently, he totally inherited this from his dad! Yes maybe a lucky break, but I have a feeling he would be going places with or without his father……can't wait to see the coverage at the convention….GOOD LUCK LUKE!!
He has worked so hard for this and it is his right to be on network news!! Fuck all those bitches who went to journalism school, then reported from the streets of Detroit and Newark! If they wanted a network news job so bad, why didn't they get born to a network news guy that was about to die? Because they didn't want it like Lukey Pukey! You go Lukey Pukey and show those bums in Detroit and Oklahoma City and El Paso what it's like to get what you deserve!
I hope this also means that he will be eating himself to death very soon.
Don't laugh just because he's getting this job based solely on who his dad was because that's how George Bush got where he is and look what a good job he's done!
Re: rjp3 – Thanks, I think you just identified the ick, I felt. NBC and the kid milking dead dad. I think that's the ick factor.
Anyone who works at an NBC affiliate station, and has been there plugging away for the last 5, 10, 15 years in the hopes of getting that big break and moving up to network, ought to go in tomorrow and freak the fuck out. You people mean nothing to NBC or they wouldn't spit in your faces like this and place this child of privilege on a pedestal while you struggle to pay your bills. How disrespectful is this piece of shit that he would step over all of those people?
Re: Totes – W was twice elected gov of Tx, the eleventh largest economy in the world, and twice elected POTUS. Its time to give the Daddy got me my job stuff and come back to reality. And I can assume your guy is Obama, the community organizer whose black. Great resume, what is a community organizer anyway?
I was really struck by the poise he showed following his father's death. Tim Russert always seemed like a guy you would want to live next door to and talk politics while you were getting your mail, and Luke has some of that same fairly unique appeal. I don't think this is a sympathy thing at all and certainly not a lucky break for this young man. Just a realization that there was something special about the manner in which Tim Russert spoke and analyzed and presented things that people really responded to … and his son shares some of these qualities. Sometimes the offspring of prominent people have talent and determination too.
Wonder if the son "get off" when someone mentions the name Obama…lol.. because the day was sooooooo in love with obama osama
Biggest doucebag EVER
OOOOOOOOO, I see, "follow in his Dad's footsteps,"…..at first, I thought you meant he would eat all the wrong things, clog his arteries and drop dead. Wheeeeew…..that was close.
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MY BAD!
i find Luke Russert to be very very handsome.
Re: pamel – No he's hetero….he only likes to hear "Bush" You dumb ass.
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Re: Shay –
Getting the job and doing a GOOD job are two TOTALLY different things. As George (The Retard) Bush has proven repeatedly. And he got those jobs through his father, btw. Sorry if you were dumb enough to vote for him. Sucker.
Kid looks like he farts every step he takes.
I also like to stick my finger in my ass and then sniff it on the schoolbus.
Re: lettu –
Yeah, they are so classy, those Russerts. I heard the dead dad would only gorge himself on the finest coldcuts and grey poupon. He didn't just eat any old shit. Oh, and he hated women. That's not sick at all. It's classy.
i love his hair..he's hot!
hes cute! and thats such a good idea. i know i want to see more on the election relating to my age group
DISRESPECTFUL PIGLET STEPPING OVER OTHERS. WHAT A JOKE.
Re: Totes – Stay classy, he's the POTUS and your WHAT?
Wow some of you are so rude and disrespectful. Luke is intelligent, articulate and has a great tv presence. I can understand how some would be upset over his new job.. especially those working within the lower ranks of NBC but we all know life (jobs in particular) is about networking. Many people receive jobs as a result of who they know. It is not how you got the job, but what you do when you get there. I think he will do a great job!
to all you haters… i know luke personally and he cares so much about this and is such a hard worker. so think again before you say he got this just because of his father and he wont work hard. he handled his father's passing with such grace and poise and anyone/everyone should be impressed by him. Why cant we all just be happy for him?
PEREZ is even happy for him and routing for him… so everyone should be! (love you perez… but we all know you aren't the nicest to everyone… but isn't that why we love you)
WEEEEW LUKE!
I'm not surprised at all. He has such a comfortable, easy way about him when he is in front of the cameras. He was tremendous during the most difficult time of his life. And to those who say he's not even "into politics" — how the hell would you even know? I heard him say that he and his father constantly talked about world events, leaders and politics. He probably has a better inside working knowledge about what's going on than most people. Kudos to him! He will do well at whatever he puts his mind to because he's a sharp, focused kid.
Re: lettu – My sentiments exactly.
The Russert's seem like genuine good people who are not biased and want to get accurate political information to society. Great for Luke to follow in his fathers footsteps. He must be proud!
TV jobs are NOT hereditary.
Nothing like nepotism…. this putz only got the job cause of who his dad was. There's so many other talented people out there i'm sure… but this putz got the job.. oh please… probably an untalented turd
Interesting that you put this up here Perez…since you have a media blog and choose to run it the way you do. No offense, but you should really go a lot farther toward legit journalism and credibility before you invoke the respectability of a dead icon to try and siphon points for yourself.
Later!
eeewww he's fat fuck
who wears pants hiked up to his mantits???
another heart attack for this whaleboy
Can you say NEPOTISM!!!!
Sad for the lost of his father, but is he really qualified? His father was Tim Russert… SO WHAT?
For every child that lost a parent in IRAQ, should we make them honorary soliders to take the place of their die parent?
I have seen Luke Russert on TV, and he is very articulate and composed, and DOES have a great TV presence. If he wants a career in TV journalism, I say go for it. We need more talking heads with a believablilty quotient. Seems like a credit to his family.
The subject of RACE IN AMERICA is a long-smoldering bed of red hot coals and smoking ash. Barack Obama is just the guy spraying around the gasoline.
Well this is a shining example if nepotism at the highest level. I'm a recent broadcast journalism grad with a undergrad in politcal science from U of M with 2 years of internshipping in DC and I'm having the damnedest time just getting interviews. This guys dad dies and he gets offered the dream job that I have spent 6 years and $72,000 working towards. It much be nice to have the "legacy" admissions policy follow you into the job market. If Russert hadn't passed away this kid would probably be working in a mailroom somewhere! Who said affirmative action only helps blacks and hispanics? I could not even get an iinterview with NBC! Not fair at all!!!!!!!!
This is awesome!!! I loved Tim… and I so miss seeing him on tv… I think Luke will be an awsesome correspondent and I still with Luke and his mom the best… Tim was a wonderful person… he was the best! RIP Tim and long live Luke!
who is this ??????????????????????????????????????????
I was very inpressed with how well spoken this young man was talking about his father after his death. This kid's gonna go far!
This Kid has got a fantastic future. I commend his mother and father for raising a man who did them both proud. Luke Russert is someone I look forward to hearing about in the years to come.
Tim Russert was a great guy. His son will do well.
Tim would have made a really great "Penguin."
Im very happy for him. People are so insensitive, his father dies and you think the worst of him. God. Get fucking lives.
Anyways, I heard he got a tatoo and his dad was pissed and he told him to show it to him, and when he did it was Tims name and Lukes grandpas name, because they were his heros. I dont know, I was told about this, correct me if its wrong.
I wish him the best of luck and I will be watching (:
GREAT TO SEE ANOTHER SPOILED RICH WHITE KID GETTING AHEAD ON A CELEBRITY NAME. I'M SURE HE'S "EARNED" IT.
Wonderful news. Luke is carrying on his father's legacy in his own unique way. Good on you, Luke. I'll be watching, and so will your dad. He'll be proud, I'm sure.