Russert at NHIS with Mayfield: #12-Jeremy Mayfield, will host Tim Russert, the widely-respected television journalist from NBC.s Meet The Press prior to the New Hampshire 300 race at the speedway. Russert will be attending with his son, Luke. “I don.t get much of a chance to watch television on Sunday mornings but I sure know who Tim Russert is. Of course, so does the President and everybody in the Senate and the House,” Mayfield said. “I hear Luke is a fan, and that.s great too. Everybody on the team is looking forward to having Tim and Luke join us Sunday morning.” The Russerts are expected to arrive at the track in time to meet Mayfield prior to the noon drivers. meeting. Mayfield and crew chief Peter Sospenzo are planning on taking the two with them to it as their guests. Meet The Press is television.s longest-running show, premiering on NBC in 1947 and hosting every U.S. President since then. Russert became moderator in 1990, and is also political analyst for NBC Evening News with Tom Brokaw and Today. Russert also hosts his own show on CNBC, and his senior vice president and Washington, D.C., bureau chief for NBC News and is contributing anchor for MSNBC(Williams Company PR)(7-21-2001) (7-20-2001)
