Tim Russert Awarded Lincoln Leadership Prize

Tim Russert, the late moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, was honored as an outstanding leader with the Lincoln Leadership Prize by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation (ALPLF) at the fourth annual benefit dinner, hosted by the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. More than 350 notable Chicagoans celebrated Russert while his widow, Maureen Orth, and son Luke Russert accepted the award presented by former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw. The evening raised more than $450,000 for ALPLF.