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Shiba Russell is a journalist who is seen on the 11 PM newscasts on WNBC. She is well known for her previous work on WCVB TV and WTAE TV. She is a single parent with a daughter. She talks a lot about her career and how much she loves her job.

Shiba Russell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. She spent most of her childhood in Ocean Township, New Jersey. She is of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans">African-American</a> descent and identifies ethnically as a black American. From her early high school days she already showed a burgeoning interest in writing and journalism. She went to Ocean Township high school, graduating in 1993. Shiba Russell’s journalism prowess can be said to have been greatly boosted by her top-notch professional training. Shiba Russell is well-trained and knowledgeable. She is a College of New Rochelle graduate having a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications. As if attaining a degree was not enough, Shiba furthered her studies at the Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism from where she attained her Master of Science degree.

In 2016, Shiba Russell was said to join the 11Alive team as Atlanta Alive’s newest morning anchor. Russell, beginning July 2016, started co-anchoring on WXIA-TV from 4:30-7:00 a.m. and WATL-TV from 7:00-8:00 a.m. alongside co-anchors Crash Clark, Chelsey McNeil, Jaye Watson and <a href="/biography/vinnie-politan">Vinnie Politan</a>.

This Emmy-award winning journalist is brave and competent in her work. Russell has covered a majority of breaking news stories including the Sandy-Hook school massacre as well as offering extended coverage on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden">Osama Bin Laden</a>’s killing. It is such competency and bravery that can be said to be the reason behind the replacement of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Simmons">Sue Simmons</a> by Russell at WNBC.

Most recently, Russell also undertook co-anchoring endeavors at NBC 4 New York’s Noon as well as evening weekday newscasts. It is on Long Island that Russell’s career began. During this time, Russell was fill-in anchor, photographer and reported for a certain TV named Neighborhood News 12. Having served there, Russell progressed to becoming the one-man-band reporter/weekend anchor for The Bronx (News 12). Also, while at News 12, Russell was among the first reporters to cover the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11.

According to remarks by Jennifer Rigby, 11 Alive News Director, Shiba Russell is among the few anchors and field reporters that effectively bring the experience of extensive journalism to the team as she covers in detail the biggest stories marking the airwaves. Jennifer considers Shiba as being the company’s perfect addition with respect to the 11 Alive morning team. Alongside Jaye, <a href="/biography/vinnie-politan">Vinnie</a>, Crash and Chesley, Shiba delivers the much-needed information coupled with a dose of motivation and energy fit for starting a day.

During her leisure time, Russell actively participates in non-profit organizations, particularly those concentrating more on the provision of educational opportunities for students that are underserved. From her initiatives, Russell mentors young girls inspiring most of those that dream of becoming professionals, especially in journalism. Russell considers her humble beginnings as her motivation towards helping underserved students.

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Shiba Russell has kept a fairly tight lid on her private life. She never talked about her former husband or boyfriend. There are no details as whether she married her daughter’s father or whether the child was out of wedlock. It is said that her work timing is very strict and she was not able to take up many of her opportunities. She would be called back to work at night, when she clearly has to be at home with her daughter. This clearly indicates that she does not have a smooth relationship with her daughter’s father, to leave her with him on her busy nights. When she does not have enough time for her daughter, talking about dating would be a luxurious option for her. As of today, there are no sources that have even the slightest hint that she is dating someone. She did not tag anyone as her lover, nor did she talk about her interest in falling in love and starting a new family with a marriage. She was also not seen with anyone on a date. Her colleagues confirm that they never saw a man picking her up from work.

When it comes to her marital status, all that we know is that she is single. There are no answers to any of these questions. No one has announced that Shira was his wife. Though she is surrounded by a lot of rumors and gossips, there are no stories that connect her with any affair in and out of work.

There was a cartoon in the NY post showing a peacock (WNBC logo) smoking as it walked out of a room where Shiba was naked on bed. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Simmons">Sue Simmons</a> (The one who was replaced by Shiba) was begging the peacock for her job back. Does this mean Shiba is having a relationship with her employer to keep her job? Some sources say that the WNBC is screwing her with heavy workload. The New York Post commented that the picture indicates the controversies of WNBC’s action to deny the renewal of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Simmons">Sue Simmons</a>. The Post did not mention what type of controversies, the cartoon tries to explain.

Shiba Russell, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Simmons">Sue Simmons</a> and the main personnel of WNBC, did not take this cartoon as a big issue to worry about. Shiba Russell did not comment on the questions that arose from that cartoon. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Simmons">Sue Simmons</a> was also not available to express her comment on the cartoon about her work life.

However, as they say, what goes around must come back for sure. Since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibila_Vargas">Sibila Vargas</a> arrived at Channel 4 in 2013, Russell’s days were numbered as she was supplanted to night time co-anchoring alongside Chunk Scarborough. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibila_Vargas">Vargas</a> coming had triggered speculations of Shiba Russell leaving WNBC, even before her actual arrival.

Unfortunately, the Russell and Scarborough chemistry never worked as earlier expected. The pairing could not be compared even to the slightest point to Chunk and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Simmons">Sue</a>’s 32-year “marriage.” Actually, after some months, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibila_Vargas">Vargas</a>, who had initially sat for the evening newscast with Scarborough, replaced Russell. Russell, however, did click with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ushery">David Ushery</a> and <a href="/biography/tom-llamas">Tom Llamas</a>. After working at WNBC for five years, Shiba Russell left the newsroom.

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