NBC News' Andrea Mitchell and David Gregory are two candidates who might be picked to fill the seat at "Meet the Press" following Friday's sudden death of moderator and Washington bureau chief Tim Russert.
Mitchell is a veteran NBC News correspondent who has been covering the presidential campaign and who is known as a tough interviewer. Gregory is chief White House correspondent, a substitute host on "Today" and since this year has had his own nightly show on MSNBC titled "Race for the White House".
Both possess some of Russert's critical skill sets. NBC News is considered to have a deep political bench, and other candidates could still surface.
Nonetheless, Russert's passing has left a void at a crucial time for NBC News.
Russert not only took "Press" to the top ratings spot more than seven years ago, he also was the face of the network's political coverage, setting the direction and the tone as bureau chief.
Top-level network jobs often take years to grow into and involve a tricky transition period. (It took about 18 months for Brian Williams to take over the anchor spot left by Tom Brokaw.) In this case, NBC doesn't have the luxury of time, with the biggest political story of recent years -- the presidential election -- playing out right now.
Mitchell is a veteran NBC News correspondent who has been covering the presidential campaign and who is known as a tough interviewer. Gregory is chief White House correspondent, a substitute host on "Today" and since this year has had his own nightly show on MSNBC titled "Race for the White House".
Both possess some of Russert's critical skill sets. NBC News is considered to have a deep political bench, and other candidates could still surface.
Nonetheless, Russert's passing has left a void at a crucial time for NBC News.
Russert not only took "Press" to the top ratings spot more than seven years ago, he also was the face of the network's political coverage, setting the direction and the tone as bureau chief.
Top-level network jobs often take years to grow into and involve a tricky transition period. (It took about 18 months for Brian Williams to take over the anchor spot left by Tom Brokaw.) In this case, NBC doesn't have the luxury of time, with the biggest political story of recent years -- the presidential election -- playing out right now.
- 6/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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