Perry Russom is a reporter at WPRI-TV CBS 12/WNAC-TV FOX 64 in Providence, RI.
Perry joined WPRI/WNAC in 2014 from WBNG-TV CBS 12 Action News in Binghamton, NY where he was a multimedia journalist and fill in anchor. While at WBNG, Perry covered stories from President Obama’s visit to the Southern Tier, the Binghamton mayoral race, to flood recovery efforts after waters rose in 2011 decimating homes and businesses. Previously, he was a production assistant at KYW radio in Philadelphia, and was a production assistant for NBC Sports at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Perry has also interned at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, and before he worked there, he was also an intern at WBNG.
A native of Highland Park, PA, Perry is a 2013 graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications where he majored in broadcast journalism and political science.
1. What kind of phone do you have, and what are your favorite apps?
iPhone 6 for personal and work. Twitter, Pandora, The Chive (KCCO!), YouTube
2. Favorite and least favorite news topics to cover (besides violent crime)?
I honestly can't think of a favorite or least favorite news topic. I try to keep an even keel with every story. Makes life easier when it starts to hit the fan.
3. If you weren't working in TV news, what would you be doing?
I'd be trying to get a job in TV news.
4. What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
Hey Arnold!
5. When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time?
If I'm at home, I'm reading a book. I try to plow through one every three weeks. If I miraculously find downtime at work, I'm playing solitaire on my phone or trying to find GIFs I can work into my texting conversations.
6. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
I'd give up anything (except my cocker spaniel Cronkite) to go back to London. The history in that city is incredible and there is always something to do. Pub hopping is a fan favorite. And who doesn't like a British accent?
7. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
I'm going to go with my parents and my brother. It's hard enough to get us all in one place together. Hopefully we're cracking crabs with the windows open down the shore. That's the New Jersey shore for you New Englanders.
8. Do you collect anything?
I collect mic flags! If anyone wants to trade, let me know.
9. What are the top 3 played songs on your iPod?
I'm going to change this question to top three playlists on Pandora.
Odesza, Tove Lo, Nature (AM crews, put on the nature station when you're trying to fall asleep. It's incredible.)
10. What is one of your favorite quotes?
"Keep it simple, stupid."
11. What was the last experience that made you a stronger person?
Everyday I'm trying to learn and make myself a better person. Keep the good, weed out the bad. Learn from the mistakes and don't do it again.
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