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2005 Commencement Address: Tim Russert, Timothy John Russert
2005 Commencement Address: Tim Russert, Timothy John Russert
Commencement Addresses
Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press and political analyst for the network’s Nightly News and Today programs, will deliver the College’s Commencement address to the graduating class of 2005 on Friday morning, May 27.
A graduate of a Jesuit high school and college, Russert will receive an honorary degree from the College at the 159th graduation exercises.
Russert joined NBC News in 1984, and, the following year, supervised the live broadcasts of the Today program from Rome , negotiating and arranging an appearance by Pope John Paul II - a first for American television. In …