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Tim Russert's Son to Cover Conventions for NBC

Luke, 22, will cover youth issues for the network

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 31, 2008 6:43 PM CDT

(AP) – Tim Russert's son will take up a family tradition for NBC News, helping to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions. Luke, 22, who drew praise for delivering a moving eulogy at his father's funeral, will cover "youth issues" as a convention correspondent. The recent Boston College graduate said he was "humbled and grateful" for the assignment.

"I'm not trying to be my father," said Luke. "He's irreplaceable. I'm simply trying to do something that I think there's a real niche for, that there's a calling for, that has to do with youth, not just in the election but in politics from now on."

Luke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert, watches as his father's casket is carried into Holy Trinity Church.
Luke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert, watches as his father's casket is carried into Holy Trinity Church.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The late Tim Russert in a 2007 file photo.
The late Tim Russert in a 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo)
In this June 18 file photo, Luke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert, leaves the Kennedy Center following a memorial for his father in Washington.
In this June 18 file photo, Luke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert, leaves the Kennedy Center following a memorial for his father in Washington.   (J. Scott Applewhite)
Vanity Fair special correspondent Maureen Orth, widow of Tim Russert, is interviewed on the NBC Today television show.
Vanity Fair special correspondent Maureen Orth, widow of Tim Russert, is interviewed on the NBC "Today" television show.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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