Russ Mitchell
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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 (1995-1997). 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.[1]
[edit] External links
- CBS News Biography
- Russ Mitchell at the Internet Movie Database
- A report by Millie Niss on a lecture given by Russ Mitchell
[edit] References
- ^ Press Club to honor CBS' Russ Mitchell at its annual scholarship dinner Dec. 13 (English). Press release. St. Louis Press Club (November 16, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
