James B. Russell | |
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| Born | (1946-01-30)January 30, 1946 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 2022(2022-09-13) (aged 76)[1][2] |
| Education | American University School of Communication |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist,Radio producer,Television producer |
| Years active | 1963–2022 |
| Notable credit(s) | Marketplace Weekend America |
| Awards | Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award,Peabody Award,Emmy Award[3] |
James B. Russell (January 30, 1946 – September 13, 2022) was an American journalist, producer, and executive who created national programs for all three public radio networks:National Public Radio,Public Radio International andAmerican Public Media, as well as forPBS.
Russell worked for more than thirty years in commercial radio, print, public radio, and television. Programs he helped create includeMarketplace,[4][2][3]Weekend America, and public TV'sNewton's Apple,NightTimes,Electronicle andAmerica After Vietnam. He also helped develop NPR'sMorning Edition[2] andAll Things Considered,[5] and PRI'sThe World.
Russell was a 1973–1974NEH Journalism Fellow at theUniversity of Michigan.[6]
As a result of having aUS Foreign Service employee as a parent, grew up in Pakistan, Greece and Italy[4] until age 16, which he credited with giving him "the ability to look at the world and my own country through others’ eyes.”[3]
Russell began working forcommercial radio stations in the Washington, D.C. market as a college student, including one of the earliest stations dedicated entirely to news; there, he delivered live coverage of major events including thePoor People's March on Washington, aprotest against the Vietnam War in front ofthe Pentagon, and the1968 Washington, D.C., riots following theassassination of Martin Luther King.[3]
In his final years, Russell was the president of his consulting company,Jim Russell Productions—The Program Doctor.[3]
He died on September 13, 2022,[2][3] after suffering a fall and spending several days in theintensive care unit followed byhospice.[3]
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