Name Russ Mitchell | Role Journalist | |
Full Name Russell Edward Mitchell Born March 25, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-03-25 ) St. Louis, Missouri, USA Occupation Journalist, news anchor Notable credit(s) The Early Show -Saturday edition(1997-2007, 2011-2012)CBS Evening News Weekend(2011-2012)CBS News Sunday Morning Spouse Karina Mahtani (m. 2006), Erica Townsend (m. 1987–2000) Awards News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program TV shows Similar People Maggie Rodriguez, Thalia Assuras, Harry Smith, Dave Price, Julie Chen Profiles | ||
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Russell Edward "Russ" Mitchell (born March 25, 1960) is an American journalist best known for his career at CBS where he was anchor of The Early Show on Saturday, and weekend anchor of the CBS Evening News.
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- Early years
- Career
- Personal life
- Honors and awards
- References
In December 2011, it was announced that he would leave CBS to join WKYC in Cleveland, Ohio, as a lead anchor, starting in January 2012.
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Early years
Mitchell was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was raised in Rock Hill. He attended high school in Webster Groves in suburban St. Louis, and went on to graduate from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1982.
Career
Russ Mitchell's first television job came while he was still in high school, working as a part-time switchboard operator at KTVI in his native St. Louis. After graduation from Mizzou Mitchell worked as a reporter with Kansas City television station KMBC. Mitchell was later an anchor for WFAA Dallas (1983–1985), reporter at KTVI St. Louis (1985–1987), and a weekend anchor and reporter for KMOV St. Louis (1987–92). He joined CBS News in 1992 as co-anchor of Up to the Minute. He was a correspondent for Eye to Eye on CBS (1993–95), anchor of the CBS Sunday Night News (1995-1997), an original co-anchor on Saturday Early Show (1997-2007), anchor of the CBS Sunday Evening News (2006-2011) and of the CBS Saturday Evening News (2010-2011). He also substituted for Harry Smith and Mark McEwen on CBS This Morning, the predecessor to the Early Show, from 1997 to October 1999. He later became the primary substitute for Scott Pelley on CBS Evening News.
In December 2011, it was announced that he would move to Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC, replacing Romona Robinson. Said Mitchell of the change: "I've been thinking about going back to local television for a few years... It's been a great run at CBS, but I miss the pulse of a local newsroom, and, being from the Midwest, I miss being part of a community. But I wasn't going to go just anywhere. Cleveland reminds me a great deal of the city where I grew up, and I'm looking forward to bringing my family because I think we're going to have a really good life there."
Personal life
Mitchell was married to Erica Townsend from 1987 to 2000. Their daughter Ashley is a college student. He married Karina Mahtani on December 2, 2006. They live in Cleveland, Ohio.