Maureen Orth
Maureen Orth is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair and the widow of NBC newsman Tim Russert.
Fast Facts
- Spouse: Tim Russert
- Children: Luke Russert
- Served in Peace Corps in Colombia
- Writes for Vanity Fair
- Feuded with Arianna Huffington
- Was in Italy at time of husband's death
- Has written for Newsweek and Vogue
- Writes on issues of popular culture and celebrity
Life and Career
Orth served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Medellin, Colombia from 1964 to 1966. In 1973, Orth began her reporting career at Newsweek as an entertainment and lifestyle editor before moving on to become a contributing editor at Vogue. She began writing for Vanity Fair in 1993 and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for Reporting in 1994 for an article she wrote about Arianna and Michael Huffington.
Death of Tim Russert
- Orth's husband Tim Russert died on June 13, 2008
- Russert and Orth had just returned from Italy when he died
- Son Luke vacationed with them in Italy
- The couple were due to attend Luke's graduation from Boston College
- Orth and Russert met at the 1976 Democratic National Convention1
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