Dale Russell Biography
Dale Russell is a skilled American journalist currently working at WAGA-FOX 5 as a Senior Investigative Reporter. He attended and graduated from the University of Georgia where he earned a BS in education.
Dale Russell Age
How old is Russell? His age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available. He is around 55 years old.
Dale Russell Education
He attended and graduated from the University of Georgia where he earned a BS in education.
Dale Russell Height/Weight
Russell stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs
Dale Russell Family
He was born in Atlanta, the United States, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members.
Dale Russell Wife
Rusell is happily married, he tied the knot with his high school sweetheart, Betty Bernhardt on June 4, 1960, in Tomah
Dale Russell Children
Russell and his wife are blessed with two children and live in the DeKalb County neighborhood where he was raised.
Dale Russell WAGA-TV
Russell is the FOX 5 I-Team’s government watchdog being the senior investigative reporter. He took more than 3 decades investigating some of Atlanta’s biggest stories. In addition, his investigations have aided in shaping Georgia’s political history; exposing waste and corruption, toppling people in power, changing laws, and sparking criminal investigations.
Throughout his life, his journalism career has been right here in Atlanta, where he started as a freelance newspaper and magazine writer. Furthermore, he went on to work as a reporter for WGST News Radio and then moved into television as an investigative reporter.
Russell has covered crucial stories while investigating some of the nation’s biggest events, including the Olympic Park bombing, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the September 11th terrorist attacks. His exposes on Georgia’s Speaker of the House, Glenn Richardson, and presidential candidate Herman Cain led to dramatic changes in the state and nation’s political landscape.
He has received more than 50 journalism awards, including broadcasting’s highest honor, Atlanta Magazine, the George Foster Peabody Award. Additionally, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Creative Loafing, and The Atlanta Press Club have all named him as the city’s top TV journalist. He was selected by the Georgia Trend Magazine as one of Georgia’s 100 Most Influential People.
Moreover, he has been inducted into the NATAS Southeast Silver Circle, honoring the state’s top television professionals. A former high school counselor, Rusell is a board member of the First Amendment Foundation, which fights for openness in government, and a former high school counselor.
He attended and graduated from the University of Georgia, where he earned a BS in education. He was born in Atlanta, and he and his wife are blessed with two children. They live in the DeKalb County neighborhood where he was raised.
Dale Russell Salary
He has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000.
Dale Russell Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.
Dale Russell’s Social Media Platforms
He is very active on social media platforms and has over 6.7k followers on Twitter, 776 followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
Dale Russell’s Twitter
https://twitter.com/DaleRussellFox5
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