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Originally Posted by KSigkid
To me, he was the preeminent interviewer of today, the ONLY interviewer who has been able to come across without bias or favoritism. He treated everyone the same, and conducted interviews the way we are all taught during journalism school.
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He supposedly said that when he was chosen as host he was very nervous, and went to the previous host, Lawrence Spivak, for advice.
He was told to learn everything he possibly could about what the guest believed, and then "take the other side."
It will be interesting to see who replaces Russert, and that replacement will undoubtedly be controversial to some, no matter who it is.
Some very early speculation points to NBC White House Correspondent David Gregory -- but who knows.