My Media Hero - Tim Russert

I am mourning the passing away of Tim Russert, my favorite journalist. What made Tim my favorite was his ability to be supremely objective while "drilling" his guests with thorough and intense interrogations. He always knew his facts. He was never caught "off-guard" by a guest's response. He was always tough, but never confrontational.

Tim was so excited about the upcoming presidential election, and in spite of the all the "loud" voices on our national media scene, no one gave more quality attention to the issues that matter to us all than did Mr. Russert.

Back to his objectivity.... I am amazed that I could never get a definitive judgment on whether he was Democrat or a Republican, because no matter the persuasion of his guest, he was always searching and thorough.

In a social age where we seem so totally incapable of seeing things objectively, and where people have learned the truth-hiding art of "seeing things from their own perspective", Mr Russert was a personal hero of mine who could look behind the biases, prejudices, and personal dispositions and get to what we all are in such desperate need of - the unadulterated truth.

Good night, Mr Russert. We'll see you in the morning.