Russert, who also served as a political analyst for cable network MSNBC, took the helm of "Meet the Press" in 1991, turning the long-running Sunday-morning interview program into the most-watched show of its kind in the United States.

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Least relevant to the rest of the company is the media arm: the NBC network, 13 TV stations, the CNBC and MSNBC cable channels and related Web sites.

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Of course, the results were driven largely by the unit's cable channels--USA Network, Bravo, Sci Fi, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and The Weather Channel--and the Summer Olympics, which aired across its network stable.

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