 |
Dick Russ has been reporting the news to the people of Northeast Ohio for more than 25 years. Since November, 1999, he has held the position of News Anchor and Reporter, and Executive Editor on Cleveland's NBC affiliate, WKYC-TV, Channel 3. From 1979 to 1999 Dick anchored and reported the news on Cleveland's WJW-TV, hosting the market's highest rated locally produced daytime television program, the News at Noon. As one of Cleveland's most recognizable and trusted journalists, Dick has also produced and reported numerous special series and programs. Among them are the nationally acclaimed "Salvador: Sacrifices of Faith" (1995), "Beatitudes for People with Special Needs" (1995), "Raising the Curtain", a documentary on the rebirth of arts and culture in Eastern Europe (1993), "Misunderstood Minority", a special on mental retardation (1990), "Pilgrimage of Hope" a documentary on the shrine at Lourdes, France (1981), "Shepherd in the City" the national award-winning special on Bishop Pilla's vision for redeveloping inner cities (1997), and "We the Faithful" the Gabriel Award winning documentary celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Cleveland (1998). Dick's professional honors include membership in the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the prestigious Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), recognizing more than a quarter century of exemplary service to the television industry. He is a ten time winner of the regional Emmy Award, a two time honoree by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists as the state's outstanding television documentarian, a two time recipient of the "Ohio Public Images" award, and the winner of several "Best in Ohio" awards from the Associated Press and United Press International. Among the national honors Dick has earned for his religious reporting is the prestigious National Wilbur Award from the Religious Communicators Council. Dick's documentary work has also been honored with the Gabriel Award, the highest national award for religious television programming. Dick has conducted seminars for journalists and other broadcasters in the emerging democratic nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, assisting in the establishment of independent television stations there. He also produces videos for private clients, including churches, religious organizations, and non-profit groups. Dick Russ is a magna cum laude graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications. He resides in the Cleveland, Ohio area with his wife Chris, and their sons Andrij, Stefan, and Peter. |