NO! NO! NO!
Tim Russert, the Democratic operative turned NBC commentator who revolutionized Sunday morning television and infused journalism with his passion for politics, died this afternoon. Russert, 58, collapsed while recording voiceovers for his Sunday morning interview program, NBC reported. He was initially reported to have suffered a heart attack while working in his office on Washington's Nebraska Avenue, but the network said later only that he was "stricken at the bureau" and subsequently died.
Many of you in the States know I belonged to the NBC family the minute I graduated from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland and started at WBAL in Baltimore, an NBC affiliate. I attended everything the network did in New York. I told Tim I wanted to be a MASTER INTERVIEWER LIKE HIM. I always wanted to interview hip-hop stars and he was the first to call me "The Barbara Walters of Hip-Hop." I am truly saddened this day, this Friday the 13th! His favourite words were "This is BIG" and "Amen!."
I took Tim hand in hand at one of the Broadcasting Foundation awards in NYC after I had hugged and kissed him arriving on the red carpet. A paparrazi asked if I was his date and Tim stuck his tongue out and said "Eat your heart out!" to the photographer. Click the picture to see Tim stick out his tongue! LOL! He was FUNNY, great, he was kind, he was the big brother I never had and most importantly, he was a great mentor! I will forever miss him! I regret not calling Tim when I got to Canada. All I said was goodbye when I left the USA in 2005 to move back to Africa. The entire nightly news was dedicated to him. I will have that on video shortly. I will always miss you Tim. God Bless, Good Night and see you at the Crossroads TIM!.......Olukemi.
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