Tim Russert of NBC News has died at the age of 58, the network says.

Family members say NBC’s Tim Russert has died. They tell The New York Times that Russert died of an apparent heart attack. The host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” was 58.

Longtime NBC anchor Tom Brokaw has now confirmed Russert’s death, in a special report on NBC.

Brokaw says Russert’s death came during a political campaign that “he loved.”