Jim Russell (journalist)

James B. Russell (born 1946) is an award-winning journalist, producer, and executive who has created successful national programs for all three public radio networks: National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media, as well as for PBS.

James B. Russell
Born1946 (age 73–74)
OccupationJournalist, Radio producer, Television producer
Notable credit(s)
Marketplace
Weekend America
AwardsAlfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, Peabody Award, Emmy Award[1]

Russell's experience encompasses more than thirty years, in commercial radio, print, public radio, and television. Programs he has helped create include Marketplace,[1] Weekend America, and public TV's Newton’s Apple, NightTimes, Electronicle and America After Vietnam. He also helped develop NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and PRI's The World.

Russell was a 1973–1974 NEH Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan.[2]

Russell is now the president of his own consulting company, Jim Russell Productions—The Program Doctor.

References
  1. "Jim Bio," Program Doctor website. Accessed Oct. 25, 2015.
  2. "Past Fellows: 1973-1974," Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan website. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.