Shiba Russell Bio, Wiki
Shiba Russell is a 10X Emmy-Award-winning American j ournalist working for FOX 29 News serving as an Evening News Anchor. She has been working with this station since August 2022.
Shiba Russell Age
She is 45 years old as of 2022. Shiba was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States on the 19th of August 1977. Her birth sign is Leo and she celebrates her birthday on the 19th of August every year.
Shiba Russell Height
Russell stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 3 inches ( 1.6 m) and weighs around 75 kg.
Shiba Russell Education
For her Education background, Shiba graduated magna cum laude earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the College of New Rochelle in New York. She also enrolled at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Illinois where she acquired a Master of Science degree.
Shiba Russell Career
Russell works FOX 29 News as an Evening News Anchor. She anchors the station’s weekday 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p.m. newscasts along with Jason Martinez. Shiba is thrilled to be part of Fox 29 News.
Prior to working at Fox 29 News, Russell served as a weekday evening anchor for WXIA/11Alive (NBC Atlanta) for six years. While there, she interviewed; then-VP candidate Kamala Harris and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Prior to that, she co-anchored the noon, five p.m., and eleven p.m. weekday newscasts at NBC 4 in New York. While in NYC, Russell also anchored “Way Too Early” for MSNBC and “Early Today” for NBC News. Throughout her profession in journalism, she has also served as a reporter/anchor in Boston, Pittsburgh, Long Island, and the Bronx.
Shiba is engaged with many charitable organizations including the YMCA, Salvation Army, community food banks, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Urban League, and local Chambers of Commerce. Her biggest professional interest is mentoring young journalists. In her spare time, she enjoys dining out at undiscovered restaurants, exercising, and spending time with her daughter.
Shiba Russell Awards
A ten-time Emmy award-winning journalist, she’s reported breaking news stories throughout the country, including 9/11, the Sandy Hook school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, Oklahoma, the I-85 bridge collapse in Atlanta, the deadly EF5 tornado in Moore, and Hurricane Sandy. She also contributed to countless team awards including a National Emmy, National Headliner awards, and several Edward R. Murrow.
Shiba Russell Net Worth
In Shiba’s career as a News Anchor, she has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 K- $ 5 Million.
Shiba Russell Salary
Russell receives annual earnings that range between $ 87,000 and $ 128,000.
Shiba Russell’s Parents and Siblings
She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Ocean Township, New Jersey by her loving parents. Her nationality is African-American and she holds black ethnicity. Shiba has managed to keep information about her parents and whether or not she has any siblings away from the limelight. However, information about her parents and siblings will be done when available.
Shiba Russell Husband
The anchor has managed to keep information about whether or not she is in marriage private. An update of Shiba’s marital status will be done when available.
Shiba Russell Kids
Russell is the mom of a daughter who was born in 2004. The two currently reside in Metro Atlanta. In her spare, Shiba loves spending time with her daughter.
Shiba Russell Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Russell is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 12.2K Followers around 23K followers on her Facebook page, and about 12.7K Followers on her Instagram account.