After Russert, Replacing the Irreplaceable

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Out of Respect for Everybody, Steve Capus Refuses to Acknowledge His Post-Russert Thinking
Published 6/19/2008 by Jossip at Jossip
... Capus, who says “numerous people” will be hired to replace Tim Russert, on the media’s chattering classes predicting who will take over the late newsman: “I put it in the borderline-crass territory. I saw something posted that I’ve made a decision about this or that. Honestly, it’s inappropriate. […] It’s too soon. I’m sitting in my funeral suit, coming home from honoring a man who was the glue that held us all together.” [TVN] We get it, Capus: You don’t want to offend Russert’s family, ...

Irreplaceable
Published 6/19/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... Just after Russert's memorial service on Wednesday, NBC News president Steve Capus said, "He ran the news bureau in Washington. He hosted 'Meet the Press.' He was our liaison with political campaigns and the administration and every government office in the city, let alone the Vatican and every mayor's and governor's office in the whole country. He hosted a show on MSNBC. He was a senior vice president of NBC News. He was a senior manager within G.E. He was able to brilliantly juggle at least a dozen roles. To think any one person can just step in there is ...