Lynne Russell

Lynne Russell is an American journalist and author. She was the first woman to solo anchor a prime time network nightly newscast as the popular host of CNN Headline News from 1983 to 2001, as well as six years as co-host of The Week in Review with Bob Cain on CNN.

Education
Russell attended the University of Colorado, where she majored in Nursing.

Career

Television and radio
Before joining CNN Headline News in 1983, Russell anchored the evening news on KENS in San Antonio in 1980, where she also was an investigative and courthouse reporter. Previously, she served a year as a news anchor and military correspondent for KHON-TV in Honolulu.

From 1978 to 1979 Russell anchored and reported at WTLV-TV in Jacksonville, FL. Also, from 1971 to 1978 she was Program Director, as well as anchor and host, of a four-hour weekday morning news and interview program at WKAT in Miami.

Russell lived in Toronto for several years, working for CBC Television beginning in 2006 and then at radio station CFRB from 2008-2010.

Private investigator and law enforcement
Russell is a licensed private investigator who worked as a detective. She also is a first degree black belt in Choi Kwang-Do, was a bodyguard to visiting film stars and celebrities, and was a Fulton County Deputy Sheriff in the Reserve division.

Award
Russell was the first recipient of the Russell P. Jandoli Excellence in Journalism Award presented by St. Bonaventure University of Western New York.

Author
Russell's first book was How to Win Friends, Kick A** and Influence People: A Memoir. Published on November 30, 1999, she shared her fascinating life story, including her global travels in her youth and her experiences as a private investigator and bodyguard.

Russell has written two novels in her PJ Santini series: Hell on Heels and Heels of Fortune.

Survived shootout
She and her husband Chuck de Caro were on a cross-country trip from Washington, D.C. to California and were spending the night of June 30, 2015 at a Motel 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when an armed man forced his way into their room. De Caro was shot three times; he returned fire, mortally wounding the intruder. De Caro was taken to a hospital for two weeks and has recovered. De Caro and Russell filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 and related parties on October 13, 2015 for alleged negligent and reckless security resulting in severe injury, negligent infliction of emotional distress, loss of consortium and Unfair Trade Practices Act violations to motel operators and employees. The suit was dismissed with prejudice on October 18, 2017; no settlement, if any, was publicly disclosed.

References

External links 
 
 Photos of Lynne Russell anchoring at Headline News
 The Soup Cans Interview: Lynne Russell
 Lynne Russell's Blog

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