Russ Mitchell has served as anchor of CBS's "The Saturday Early Show" since its debut (as "CBS News Saturday Morning") in November 1997. He has been a correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" since July 2002. He also serves as the anchor of the "CBS Evening News," Sunday Edition and one of the primary anchors of the "CBS Evening News," Saturday Edition.
Mitchell was a CBS News correspondent, contributing to many broadcasts, including the "CBS Evening News," first from Washington, D.C. (1995-99), and then from New York. He also contributed to 48 "Hours."
Most recently, Mitchell covered the London terror attacks for "The Early Show." In 2004, he reported from Florida on the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Frances. Mitchell co-anchored special coverage of the Columbia Shuttle disaster with Dan Rather. He covered the 1996 presidential race, including a regular feature he contributed to the "Cbs Evening News," and reported on the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego and events at then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich's headquarters in Atlanta on election night. Mitchell anchored the late-night "CBS Sunday Night News" (1995-97) and a CBS News primetime special for the "Class of 2000" project.
Mitchell had previously been a correspondent for the CBS News magazine "Eye to Eye" (1993-95), reporting from Russia, Chile, Indonesia and France, in addition to covering the 1994 U.S. military operation in Haiti. He served as the co-anchor of the Network's overnight news broadcast, "Up To The Minute," beginning in 1992, the year he joined CBS News.
Mitchell was a weekend anchor and daily reporter for KMOV-TV, the CBS affiliate in St. Louis (1987-92), and a reporter at KTVI-TV St. Louis (1985-87) after having anchored at WFAA-TV Dallas (1983-85). He began his broadcasting career at KMBC-TV Kansas City.
He has received numerous professional honors, including a 2001 Sigma Delta Chi Award for spot-news coverage of the Elian Gonzalez case, a 1997 Emmy Award for coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and a 1995 National Association of Black Journalists News Award. Mitchell also was the recipient of two Emmy Awards from the St. Louis Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a 1989 Best Reporter honor from the Missouri UPI.
He was born in St. Louis and was graduated in 1982 from the University of Missouri with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. Mitchell lives in New York.
Mitchell was a CBS News correspondent, contributing to many broadcasts, including the "CBS Evening News," first from Washington, D.C. (1995-99), and then from New York. He also contributed to 48 "Hours."
Most recently, Mitchell covered the London terror attacks for "The Early Show." In 2004, he reported from Florida on the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Frances. Mitchell co-anchored special coverage of the Columbia Shuttle disaster with Dan Rather. He covered the 1996 presidential race, including a regular feature he contributed to the "Cbs Evening News," and reported on the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego and events at then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich's headquarters in Atlanta on election night. Mitchell anchored the late-night "CBS Sunday Night News" (1995-97) and a CBS News primetime special for the "Class of 2000" project.
Mitchell had previously been a correspondent for the CBS News magazine "Eye to Eye" (1993-95), reporting from Russia, Chile, Indonesia and France, in addition to covering the 1994 U.S. military operation in Haiti. He served as the co-anchor of the Network's overnight news broadcast, "Up To The Minute," beginning in 1992, the year he joined CBS News.
Mitchell was a weekend anchor and daily reporter for KMOV-TV, the CBS affiliate in St. Louis (1987-92), and a reporter at KTVI-TV St. Louis (1985-87) after having anchored at WFAA-TV Dallas (1983-85). He began his broadcasting career at KMBC-TV Kansas City.
He has received numerous professional honors, including a 2001 Sigma Delta Chi Award for spot-news coverage of the Elian Gonzalez case, a 1997 Emmy Award for coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and a 1995 National Association of Black Journalists News Award. Mitchell also was the recipient of two Emmy Awards from the St. Louis Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a 1989 Best Reporter honor from the Missouri UPI.
He was born in St. Louis and was graduated in 1982 from the University of Missouri with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. Mitchell lives in New York.