Progress was made today in the renaming of a stretch of Route 20A in Orchard Park (near Ralph Wilson Stadium) after Tim Russert, when the House of Representatives approved a resolution previously passed by the Senate last month. All it needs now is to be signed by President Bush. US Senators Charles...

According to the Associated Press, Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’ through the November elections. Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC’s “Meet the Press” through the November election in the place of the late Tim Russert, the network announced...

Petition to Rename Buffalo’s Airport after Tim Russert

Newsday has the story: Federal lawmakers from New York say they want to rename a portion of U.S. Route 20 near Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park after the late Tim Russert. Sens. Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinton and Rep. Brian Higgins say they’ll introduce a resolution regarding the highway’s...

This afternoon, while in the middle of a business meeting, I learned that Tim Russert had died suddenly of a heart attack. The Washington Post reports: Russert, 58, collapsed while recording voiceovers for his Sunday morning interview program, NBC reported. He was initially reported to have suffered...