It Just Hit Me - What Happened To Luke Rusert....

[global1]

I don't know why this came up today - but I haven't seen Luke Russert on MSNBC now for quite some time.

Is he sick? Did MSNBC suspend him? Is he at another network? What happened to him?

[spanone]

1. poof!

[BannonsLiver]

2. He's no longer with MSNBC

And I think was planning on getting out of broadcasting altogether. Easy come easy go. Another over-privileged clown born on 3rd base with nary a lick of talent.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Can only go so far on daddy's name and creds...

Luke needs to go back and work his way up the hierarchy of journalism, I think.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Read his tweet from last July...

https://twitter.com/lukerussert

Link to tweet

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[Kingofalldems]

6. What does it say? Thanks.

[PoliticAverse]

7. Summary: he left NBC to "pursue other interests". n/t

[eShirl]

5. he's tweeting about #DaywithoutImmigrants

Link to tweet

[Warpy]

8. This CNN article is fairly enlightening

Thirty-year-old congressional correspondents rarely leave the business with two days notice. It's even more unusual for one to do so on the eve of the political conventions. And Russert is no ordinary correspondent. He is a living link to his father's legacy, but also a well-respected reporter who overcame widespread complaints about nepotism.

Some observers thought he would be a NBC "lifer" like his father. In recent years he has been a regular on MSNBC as well as NBC programs like "Today."

However, Russert has grown tired and bored of the daily grind, several sources said, and felt that he needed to reassess. One person described him as feeling like he's on a highway, and like if he doesn't take the exit now, he might regret it.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/13/media/luke-russert-nbc-news/

However, he did quit with 2 days' notice. This is highly unusual, to say the least. Either there was some sort of a blowup with execs, or someone had turned up with believable and damaging blackmail.