Russ Mitchell

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URL = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/25/earlyshow/bios/main502031.shtml

Russ Mitchell (born on March 25, 1960 in St. Louis, MO) is the news anchor of "The Early Show" on CBS. He became the first official news anchor of the show in December 2006. As of January 6, 2007, he is also the primary substitute anchor for Harry Smith whenever Smith vacations. Mitchell left co-anchoring duties on The "Saturday Early Show", a position he held since the show's launch in September 1997. In addition to his duties on "The Early Show", Mitchell is also anchor of the Sunday edition of "CBS Evening News" and, along with Smith, is a substitute anchor for Katie Couric on the weekday version of the CBS Evening News.

Russ Mitchell attended Webster Groves High School in suburban St. Louis and grew up in Rock Hill, Missouri. A graduate of University of Missouri, Russ joined CBS News in 1992 as co-anchor of "Up to the Minute". He was a correspondent for "Eye to Eye" on CBS (1993-1995) and anchor of the "CBS Sunday Night News" (1996-present). He also was an original co-anchor on "Saturday Early Show" from 1997-2007.

Before joining CBS News, he was an anchor for WFAA Dallas (1983-1985), reporter at KTVI St. Louis (1985-1987), and a weekend anchor and reporter for KMOV St. Louis (1987-1992). He lives in New York City.cite web |url = http://www.stlpressclub.org/pressreleaseNov2006.html |title = Press Club to honor CBS' Russ Mitchell at its annual scholarship dinner Dec. 13 |accessdate = 2007-10-15 |date = November 16, 2006 |work = Press release |publisher = St. Louis Press Club |language = English]

=Awards and Honorscite press release
title = Russ Mitchell: CBS Evening News Sunday Anchor Adding Role As Early Show Hard News Anchor
publisher = CBS
date = 2008-07-19
url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/25/earlyshow/saturday/main502031.shtml
accessdate = 2008-07-19 ] =

*2005: New York Association of Black Journalists Award, Best Documentary, for a Sunday Morning report on Stax Records
*2001: Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi Award, for the CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell's coverage of the Elian Gonzales story
*1997: Emmy Award, for coverage of the crash of TWA’s flight 800,
*1995: National Association of Black Journalists Award
*Two Emmy Awards, from the St. Louis chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
*1989: Missouri UPI, Best Reporter honor

External links

* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/25/earlyshow/saturday/main502031.shtml CBS News Biography]
*imdb name|id=1205041|name=Russ Mitchell
* [http://www.brown.edu/Administration/George_Street_Journal/lecture.html A report by Millie Niss on a lecture given by Russ Mitchell]

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