Downtown West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Russ Mitchell

Born March 25, 1960

Photographed By Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Russ Mitchell Marker

Inscription. Russ Mitchell, born in St. Louis and graduate of Webster Groves High School, completed his education at the University of Missouri. He is an Emmy Award winning journalist, the news anchor for The Early Show & CBS Evening News Sunday Edition, and a correspondent for Sunday Morning. Mitchell is the first black native of St. Louis to serve as a national network news anchor.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Communications • Education.

Location. 38° 38.193′ N, 90° 12.422′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. Marker is on Doctor Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D) west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1934 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Louis MO 63106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dr. Ruth M. Harris (here, next to this marker); Montford Point Marines of St. Louis (here, next to this marker); Reuben C. and Katherine J. Anderson (here, next to this marker); Virgil Akins (here, next to this marker); Representative Wyvetter Younge (here,

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next to this marker); Dr. Lincoln I. Diuguid (here, next to this marker); Wiley Price, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Lloyd Arthur Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . Russ Mitchell on Wikipedia. Mitchell, who was the recipient of many journalism awards throughout the years, is currently (as of February 2023) a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, where he anchors the news. (Submitted on February 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.