This morning on Today Show, we watched, Matt Lauer going  heart-to-heart with Luke Russert, it was very emotional, and needless to say, it goes to prove that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I have high hopes for Luke, given his pedigree…I wont be surprised to see him going farther and higher than, other Russert’s have done.
I came to America in 1999, and being very interested in knowing everything that’s happening around me, including political news, and its impact on the society as a whole, I looked forward to broaden my knowledge of the same, I turned to Today Show and Evening News with Tom Brokaw and Meet the Press with Tim Russert on Sundays.
Since August 15, 1999, I’ve been watching Today Show, Nightly News and Meet the Press, and various inputs that you, Katie, Ann, Natalie and now Meredith, along with Late Mr. Russert, David Gregory and others have had. Not a day goes by, when my wife and I, dont turn on the TV, to see familiar faces, and to get news, while we sip tea.
On Friday the 13th, i was on a plane, couldn’t watch the news, but on my way back, as i was waiting at the gate for my trip back home, CNN was going on, and then the news broke (at least for me), that Tim Russert is no more. I didnt know him personally, but whatever i have gathered, in the last eight years, i know he was the nicest of person around, his smile, made you smile, his words resonated with the inner voice, and agreed with what he had to say.
Suddenly, i felt a void, which i have never felt before from the passing of a stranger, but i guess that’s what happens, when you know you’ve missed on something great. For the last two days, i have watched enough TV to know, a lot about Mr. Russert, and i have felt my loss to be greater with every passing moment. I personally believe that the remarkable quality of great human beings is not, their own greatness, but their inherent desire and quality to bring out greatness in everyone around them, Mr. Tim Russert was indeed a "Great Man".
This morning as Matt closed the piece with Luke, we saw his lips stuttering, overwhelmed with the words, he had spoken earlier and the ones he was about to say. I dont know much about Matt either, other than what I see and I read, but I know this, that he too feels the loss of Mr. Russert, to a deeper level than most colleague’s do. Matt Lauer is a good man!

Thanks for making our mornings worthwhile, and as Mr. Russert always said " Go Get’em Kid"

Sunday morning will never be the same again!

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