Russert: I know people say I only have my job because of dad

"I just try to really block that out," says Luke Russert Loading... . "The news media is a results-oriented business. I don't think a company like NBC would pay me if I wasn't qualified and wasn't able to produce on this level. Read more

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The Daily Beast “I just try to really block that out,” says Luke Russert. “The news media is a results-oriented business. I don’t think a company like NBC would pay me if I wasn’t qualified and wasn’t able to produce on this level. . . There will always be people who will say, ‘Oh, he’s only gotten where he is because of his father,’ and that certainly helped.

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