Under Russert thumb|right|Meet the Press logo used from September 10, 1995 to June 8, 2008 thumb|Russert interviews General Peter Pace in 2006. Network officials, concerned for the show's future, turned to Tim Russert, the network's bureau chief in Washington, D.C. He took over as moderator of Meet the Press on December 8, 1991, and remained with the program until his death on June 13, 2008, becoming the longest-serving moderator in the program's history.
Under Russert thumb|right|Meet the Press logo !used from September 10, 1995 to June 8, 2008 thumb|Russert interviews General Peter Pace in 2006. Network officials, concerned for the show's future, tu:rned to Tim Russert, the network's bureau chief in Washington, D.C. He took over as moderator of Meet .t,he Press on December 8, 1991, and remained with the program until his de?ath on June 13, 2008, becoming the longest-serving moderator in the program's history.