Graduated from Canisius High School, a Jesuit private school for boys in Buffalo, New York.
His son, Luke Russert, graduated from Boston College a few days
before Tim's death.
Merited a place in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written by Mario Cuomo (Issue May 12, 2008).
Wife, Maureen Orth, is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine. Their only son, Luke, was born in 1986.
Had three sisters.
Was a New York Yankees fan.
His father, Tim Russert Sr. (Big Russ), was a garbage collector in Buffalo, N.Y.