Ruschell Boone

Ruschell Boone (née West) is a Jamaican-born reporter and journalist based in New York City.

Ruschell Boone
Born
Kingston, Jamaica
EducationBaruch College
OccupationReporter and Journalist
Years active2002–present

Early life and education

Boone was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to parents Faithlyn Scott and Duke Scott.[1][2] She immigrated to the Bronx when she was 11. As a child, Boone recalls that she was shy and got bullied for her Jamaican accent.[1]

Boone earned a degree in accounting from City University of New York (CUNY) Baruch College.[3] Although she picked accounting to ensure a good living, she discovered her passion for journalism in her senior year when she took over a college radio segment for a missing guest. Boone’s academic counselor tried to dissuade her from a career change, saying that it was too late for her to change paths and that she did not “fit the mold”.[1]

Career

Working in media since 1998, Boone was a news associate for CNBC and an associate producer and assignment editor for CNN.[3][4] She joined New York 1 (NY1) in 2002.[3]

As a reporter for NY1, she has covered breaking stories such as the 2016 bombing in Manhattan and the 2016 presidential election.[3] She became a general assignment reporter for NY1's Live at Ten newscast in 2018.[5] In 2019, Boone was nominated for three Emmy awards for news reporting and work on NY1's talk shows[6] and in 2020 she was nominated for a New York Emmy Award as a live reporter.[7]

Awards
  • New York Press Club Award for Best Feature Reporting - 2013[3]
  • New York Association of Black Journalists award for Best Spot News Reporting - 2014[3]
  • In City & State's Queens 50 Most Influential Leaders - 2016[8]
  • William Tucker Garvin Public Service Award - 2019[3]
  • In City & State's Queens Power 100 - 2019[9]

Personal life

On September 24, 2005, Ruschell West married Todd Boone, a television production technician.[2]

References
  1. "Ruschell Boone: making her mark on journalism". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  2. "Ruschell West and Todd Boone". The New York Times. 25 September 2005.
  3. "DA Brown Presents Garvin Public Service Award to NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone". Queens Daily Eagle. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  4. Jackson, Kevin (5 August 2018). "Jamaican-born Ruschell Boone wins Jerk Festival celebrity cook-off". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Arthur Ashe Institute For Urban Health Announces 2019 Honorees For 25th Annual Black Tie & Sneakers Sports Ball". Broadway World. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. "QDA Honors NY1 Reporter In Celebration Of Black History Month". Queens Gazette. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. "The 2020 New York Emmy Award Nominees Press Release" (PDF). nyemmys.org. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. "NY1's Ruschell Boone Honored by City and State as one of Queens' Most Influential Leaders". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  9. d_evers (2019-08-01). "The 2019 Queens Power 100; 51-100". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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