Ruschell Boone

Ruschell Boone (née West) is a Jamaican-born reporter and journalist based in New York City. She has worked for NY1 cable television news since 2002.

Ruschell Boone
Bornc. 1975
Kingston, Jamaica
EducationBaruch College
OccupationTelevision journalist
Years active1998–present
WebsiteRuschellBoone.com

Early life and education

Boone was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She immigrated to the Bronx in 1986 when she was 11,[1] where she recalls being bullied for her Jamaican accent.[2] She lived in a blended family with her mother Faithlyn (Swaby) and stepfather Duke Scott.[3]

Boone earned a degree in accounting from City University of New York (CUNY) Baruch College.[4] 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".[2]

Career

Working in cable television news since 1998, Boone was a business news associate for CNBC and then an associate producer and assignment editor for CNN.[1][4] She joined NY1 in 2002.[4]

As a reporter for NY1, she has covered breaking stories such as the 2016 pressure-cooker bombing in Manhattan and the 2016 presidential election.[4] She became a general assignment reporter for NY1's Live at Ten newscast in 2018.[5] In 2019, Boone was nominated for three New York Emmy Awards for news reporting and work on NY1's talk shows,[6] and in 2020 she was nominated again as a live reporter.[7]

Awards

Personal life

On 24 September 2005, Ruschell West married Todd Boone, a production technician at NY1. They have two children.[11][12] In 2022, she took medical leave from NY1 for successful treatment of pancreatic cancer.[13]

References
  1. Jackson, Kevin (5 August 2018). "Jamaican-born Ruschell Boone wins Jerk Festival celebrity cook-off". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. McPherson, Njeri (31 October 2019). "Ruschell Boone: making her mark on journalism". Amsterdam News. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. "Obituary: Faithlyn J. Scott". T. Carrillo Funeral Service. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. Sperling, Jonathan (25 February 2019). "DA Brown Presents Garvin Public Service Award to NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone". Queens Daily Eagle. Retrieved 21 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. "The 2019 New York Emmy Award Nominees" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. "The 2020 New York Emmy Award Nominees" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. "Queens Borough 50". City & State. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. "The 2019 Queens Power 100". City & State. 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019.
  10. "Queens Power 50". City & State. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. "Ruschell West and Todd Boone". The New York Times. 25 September 2005.
  12. "Ruschell Boone – Anchor, 'News All Day'". Spectrum News. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  13. "NY1's Ruschell Boone undergoing treatment for cancer". Spectrum News. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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