Atlanta journalist Dale Russell on his investigative approach across 40-year career

Dale Russell, the now-retired senior I-Team reporter for Fox 5 Atlanta, has watched and reported on the evolution of Atlanta over the past four decades.

The veteran journalist, who launched his career covering the Atlanta child murders and ended with an investigative report looking back at the trial of the convicted murderer Wanye Williams says he was taught to tell stories through a fair and balanced lens.

Russell, who has earned at least 20 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, has spent the last 40 years covering some of Atlanta’s top news stories. He says he initially wanted to be a sports journalist, but found his niche in news.