Rucks Russell
In Memoriam 1965 – 2o21
Reporting
Anchoring
EXPERIENCE
2019 – 2021
Senior Communications Analyst
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Washington, DC
2018 – 2019
Director of Communications & Chief of Staff
Office of City Council, Dwight Boykins
Houston, TX
2016 – 2018
Director of Communications
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson
Washington, DC
2006 – 2016
Reporter/Substitute Anchor
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX
2001 – 2006
Reporter/Substitute Anchor
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC
2000 – 2001
Freelance Reporter
WJLA-TV, Washington, DC
1999 – 2001
Reporter/Substitute Anchor
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA
1995 – 1999
Reporter
WFTV-TV, Orlando, FL
EDUCATION
Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ
BA – Journalism/French
University of Besancon, Besancon, France
Certificate of French Fluency
AWARDS
2010 – Lone Star Emmy – The Powerless
MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of Black Journalists