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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
I'm not real sure how I feel about this. It smacks a little of promotion instead of News value -- but of course I have no idea how they will use him.
Interesting.
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The thing is (and maybe I'm being a bit too cynical here), but almost anything they do in connection with Russert's death will have a bit of promotion to it. His legacy as a top journalist will forever be linked to NBC, and they're not going to want people to lose sight of that.
At the same time - Luke seems like he has a good handle on things, and has done very well in every media appearance. He's been filling in as "Stat Boy" on "Pardon the Interruption," an ESPN show, and has done a good job. He's a smart guy (Boston College grad) on top of it all, and his name will bring him more access than some other reporters, so I think this will probably work out pretty well.
Slightly off-topic, but can you think of any prominent journalists who are the sons or daughters of other prominent journalists. Other than Chris Wallace on the news side and Jeremy Schaap (on the sports side), I can't think of any.