Luke Russert revisits Father's Day, baseball and the Bills - ESPN

Luke Russert still remembers that hot summer day nearly 30 years ago. He was 9 years old, walking through a concourse at Camden Yards with his father, legendary political journalist Tim Russert. As they headed to their seats for a Baltimore Orioles game, they got separated in the crush of the crowd. Luke fell behind as his dad walked 10 to 15 feet ahead. Never losing sight of each other, the elder Russert turned against the current of fans, eventually making his way to his son.

«He put his arm around my shoulder and grasped my hand and he said, 'Listen, if we're ever separated, just look for me there,' and he pointed to a hotdog stand with the Oriole bird on it,» Luke recalled. «But then he pulled me close and said, 'We'll never be separated.'»

Three decades later, Luke's memory of that moment inspired the title of his new book, «Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself.»

In 2008, Tim Russert died from a heart attack at the age of 58. He collapsed at work on the Friday before Father's Day, his favorite holiday. Luke, who was 22 at the time and had just graduated from college, delivered a heartfelt eulogy at Washington National Cathedral in front of a crowd of dignitaries that included then-President George W. Bush and presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.

Weeks later, Luke threw himself into work — following in his father's footsteps and starting an eight-year career as a correspondent for NBC News. He covered youth issues in politics and eventually Congress. But in 2016, at the age of 30, Luke walked away from his life in Washington, D.C., and embarked on a journey to finally grieve for his father and try to answer the question of who he was beyond his father's shadow.

Over the course of