Ruschell Boone Explained

Ruschell Boone
Birth Name:Ruschell West
Birth Place:Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Baruch College
Children:2

Ruschell Boone (née West; 1975 – 3 September 2023) was a Jamaican-born American reporter and journalist based in New York City. She worked for NY1 cable television news from 2002 until her death in 2023.[1]

Early life and education

Ruschell West was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She immigrated to the Bronx in 1986 when she was 11, where she recalled being bullied for her Jamaican accent.[2] She was one of five children 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".

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.[5] She joined NY1 in 2002.[4]

As a reporter for NY1, she covered breaking stories such as the 2016 pressure-cooker bombing in Manhattan and the 2016 presidential election. She became a general assignment reporter for NY1's Live at Ten newscast in 2018.[6] In 2019, Boone was nominated for three New York Emmy Awards for news reporting and work on NY1's talk shows,[7] and in 2020 she was nominated again as a live reporter.[8] She moved to the anchor desk in 2021.[9]

Personal life and death

On 24 September 2005, Ruschell West married Todd Boone, a production technician at NY1. They went on to have two sons.[10] [11] In 2022, she began a medical leave from NY1 for treatment of pancreatic cancer.[12] She later returned to the NY1 anchor desk, but succumbed to medical complications on 3 September 2023, at the age of 48.[1] Speakers at her memorial service included New York elected officials Letitia James, Eric Adams, Adrienne Adams, and Donovan Richards.[9]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ruschell Boone, 1975-2023: Beloved, award-winning NY1 anchor . Spectrum News . . 5 September 2023 . 5 September 2023.
  2. News: Ruschell Boone: making her mark on journalism . Njeri . McPherson . 31 October 2019 . 11 July 2022 . Amsterdam News.
  3. Web site: Obituary: Faithlyn J. Scott . T. Carrillo Funeral Service . 1 December 2021 . 22 November 2022.
  4. Web site: DA Brown Presents Garvin Public Service Award to NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone. 25 February 2019 . 21 June 2020 . Queens Daily Eagle . Jonathan . Sperling.
  5. Web site: Jackson . Kevin . Jamaican-born Ruschell Boone wins Jerk Festival celebrity cook-off . Jamaica Observer . 11 July 2022 . 5 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Arthur Ashe Institute For Urban Health Announces 2019 Honorees For 25th Annual Black Tie & Sneakers Sports Ball . Broadway World . 22 June 2020 . 2 September 2019.
  7. The 2019 New York Emmy Award Nominees . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . 8 August 2022 . 20 February 2019.
  8. The 2020 New York Emmy Award Nominees . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . 22 June 2020 . 25 February 2020.
  9. News: NY1's Ruschell Boone celebrated at memorial service . Spectrum News . 12 September 2023 . 6 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Ruschell West and Todd Boone . The New York Times . 25 September 2005 . 22 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Ruschell Boone – Anchor, 'News All Day' . Spectrum News . 8 August 2022 . 6 November 2022.
  12. News: NY1's Ruschell Boone undergoing treatment for cancer . Spectrum News . 11 July 2022 . 11 July 2022.
  13. News: Queens Borough 50 . City & State . 25 October 2016 . 11 July 2022.
  14. News: The 2019 Queens Power 100 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190805131658/https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/special-list/boroughs/2019-queens-power-100-51-100.html . City & State . 4 August 2019 . 5 August 2019.
  15. News: Queens Power 50 . City & State . 13 July 2020 . 11 July 2022.

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