| − | '''Meet the Press''' is an old [[Sunday]] morning political [[television]] show which airs on [[NBC]]. It has interviewed many of the worlds major newsmakers and politicians in its history and is the longest running television show in history, though in 2010 it is watched mostly by liberals and is essentially irrelevant.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1437/is_200203/ai_n5929381</ref> There have been nine permanent hosts of the show, former [[NBC Nightly News| NBC News]] Washington Bureau Chief, [[Tim Russert]], was the last permanent host. On June 29, 2008, retired NBC anchorman [[Tom Brokaw]] began serving as moderator of "Meet the Press" through the 2008 presidential election. <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25313649/ Brokaw to moderate 'Meet the Press'], Meet the Press, MSNBC.com</ref> An average of five million [[American|Americans]] watch the one hour Meet the Press show each week. | + | '''Meet the Press''' is a long-running [[Sunday]] morning political [[television]] show which airs on [[NBC]]. It has interviewed many of the worlds major newsmakers and politicians in its history and is the longest running television show in history, though in 2010 it is watched mostly by liberals and is essentially irrelevant.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1437/is_200203/ai_n5929381</ref> There have been nine permanent hosts of the show, former [[NBC Nightly News| NBC News]] Washington Bureau Chief, [[Tim Russert]], was the last permanent host. On June 29, 2008, retired NBC anchorman [[Tom Brokaw]] began serving as moderator of "Meet the Press" through the 2008 presidential election. <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25313649/ Brokaw to moderate 'Meet the Press'], Meet the Press, MSNBC.com</ref> An average of five million [[American|Americans]] watch the one hour Meet the Press show each week. |