Ruschell Boone is a multiple Emmy award winning journalist and Daytime Anchor at Spectrum News NY1. She joined the station in 2002 and over the last 20 years her energy, dynamic personality and trusted reporting has made an impact on local and national news. Ruschell was known as “the people’s reporter” before she was promoted to the Anchor chair in 2021. She is known for her impeccable and balanced reporting. Some of her most notable work include her exclusive interview with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, after her stunning Democratic primary win, in 2018. It was shared around the world, seen in newscasts across the country and featured on some of the late night talk shows. The interview was also shown in the Netflix documentary “Knock Down the House” and the Hulu documentary “Hillary.” Ruschell also went viral several times during the Black Lives Matter protests in the Summer of 2020 for her work on the ground in Brooklyn. She has also made cameos on television series where she played herself on shows like “Law & Order: SVU” and “Power Book II: Ghost.” Ruschell was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended Holy Childhood Prep school before moving to New York City. She is a very proud Jamaican who is never afraid to drop a little patois on the air. She is also known for bragging about where she is from. The beautiful island of wood and water. Jamaica’s 60th Annive rsary 18