Official: Tim Russert Highway
The bill to rename this portion of Route 20A passed the House - with the support of Congressman Brian Higgins - and the Senate - with the help of Senators Shumer and Clinton.
While renaming the section of roadway after Buffalo's most-notable son is a nice honor, one wonders if more will eventually be done to honor the long-time Meet the Press host. In particular, there is an active online petition advocating renaming Greater Buffalo Niagara Airport after Russert.
Naming airports after celebrities is not uncommon but often controversial. If John Wayne gets an airport, shouldn't Tim Russert? Does Russert represent the spirit of Buffalo like Louis Armstrong represents New Orleans?
Go Bills.
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sayvanderlay
I say give Tim the Kensington Expressway.
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Darrell
Lets just name Buffalo, Russert NY.
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Jolopy
New Russert...He was from New York
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FredOak3
Next it will be the Buffalo Tims instead of the Bills ;-)
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FredOak3
Next it will be the Buffalo Tims instead of the Bills ;-)
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scottnorwood
Seems like it is the least we could do for a guy who spoke so highly of Buffalo. I can't think of a single person who did more to promote Buffalo in a positive way than Tim Russert. As far as i'm concerned, there is no honor too great for this proud Buffalo resident.
DEFINITELY name the airport after him.
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Bufago
In 20 years no body will know WTF he was and most of his pals from S. Buffalo probably never even watched his show, a bit too high brown for them. Go Bills!
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JohnMarko
Russert was OK, but far from good, let alone great.
For chrissakes - they didn't even fuss as much with Walter Cronkite or Huntley and Brinkley - who ARE 'Great".
Russert was a hack at best - his only claim to fame was he was from Buffalo...
But name an Airport after him - sorry - Buffalo Bob Smith or a host of others - past Presidents - would be more fitting...
The orgy of overblown and undeserved acolades was much too much...
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