Doug Russell
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Doug Russell is the host of The Doug Russell Show weekday mornings from 5a-9a CDT on WSSP-AM in Milwaukee. Russell joined WSSP in January of 2007 after leaving Sporting News Radio. When Russell first joined SNR in 2000, he anchored the Sporting News Flash on weeknights and weekends, while writing for SportingNews.Com. In March of 2002, Russell co-hosted The Morning Show. Russell then hosted Sporting News Central PM edition.
Prior to his arrival at SNR, Russell worked at legendary talk station WTMJ in Milwaukee, hosting a variety of sports programs.
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[edit] Background
Doug Russell was born in 1972 in Jackson, Mississippi, but his family moved to Wisconsin when he was a child. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radio-TV-Film, Broadcast News emphasis.
[edit] Resume
Russell began his career while still in college. His first radio job was at WCWC Radio (now WRPN) in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1992. From there, he worked at WOSH-AM in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, KFIZ-AM in Fond du Lac, Wisconin, and WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Among the events he has covered include Super Bowls XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIX, The Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, the Kentucky Derby, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, and the Rose Bowl. Russell has also been the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalistic Excellence.
[edit] Trivia
- Spent one summer in his teens filling beer underneath the third-base stands at Milwaukee County Stadium.
- Doug is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
- His cousin was the late Western actor Ward Bond.
- Doug was a childhood friend of noted comedian Frank Caliendo, who appeared occasionally on his SNR show.
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