Luke Russert is an author and Emmy Award-winning journalist who served as an NBC News correspondent from 2008 to 2016. Primarily covering politics, he was seen on outlets such as NBC Nightly News, Today, NBCNews.com and MSNBC. In addition, Luke co-hosted the critically acclaimed 60/20 Sports with political pundit James Carville. In 2012, Luke reported for Dateline on the potential wrongful conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez at New York’s Sing-Sing Prison. Velazquez was freed in 2021, and Luke’s report was cited as a catalyst for overturning the conviction.
After leaving media, Luke embarked on a three-year travel expedition that took him to nearly 70 countries. His first book, Look For Me There, is a reflection of his deeply personal journey. New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand said of the book: “Luke Russert’s story of heartbreaking loss and hard-earned self-discovery captivates from start to finish. This is the memoir of the year, if not the decade.” Luke is a recipient of the “Marlin Fitzwater Award for Leadership in Public Communication,” which honors individuals whose contributions to public discourse strengthen the spirit of democracy. He graduated from Boston College with a double major in communications and history, and is the son of the late Tim Russert of NBC’s Meet the Press and Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth.
