Russ Rhea

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Russell Rhea (b. July 31, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona) is former television journalist best known for his reporting on Texas National Guard missions in Bosnia and Central America and is currently a public relations executive in Austin, Texas. Rhea graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 1985 and began his television career at KYEL-TV in Yuma, Arizona. After 3 years as a reporter and host of PM Magazine in Davenport, Iowa, Rhea moved to KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, where he spent 10 years as a morning show host, weathercaster and reporter.

Rhea left television in 2000 and joined TateAustin Public Relations. In addition to leading media efforts on a number of public issues elections in Texas, Rhea has won numerous public relations industry awards for video production.