Tim Russert was the father of the late journalist Timothy Joseph Russert Sr. . He was also the subject of his son 's last year bestseller , 'Big Russ The New York Times bestseller captured the lessons passed down from father to son . ` His son was the host of `` Meet the Press '' and died from a heart attack 2004 .
Tim Russert was the father of the late journalist Timothy Joseph Russert Sr. . He was also the subject of his son 's last year bestseller , 'Big Russ His son was the host of `` Meet the Press '' and died from a heart attack 2004 .