LYNNE RUSSELL, first woman to anchor a regular network primetime nightly newscast, 33,000+. For her unbiased dedication to the People’s Right to Know, The New York Times called her a “just-the-facts stalwart of CNN Headline News”. They also called her a  news anchor with the personality of a professional wrestler, which she took as a compliment. Washington Journalism Review: a spot as Best in the Business. The Washington Post: "We are, frankly, devastated by the news...Lynne Russell is leaving...the future seems a little sadder." 

She now writes tales of magical realism and the PJ SANTINI series of romantic crime novels, including Hell On Heels, Heels Of Fortune, and Love Heels!  PJ Santini is the TV journalist and private eye whom Rita Zekas of The Toronto Star calls "the love child of Janet Evanovich and Elmore Leonard".  Russell’s style is compared to James Patterson and his character Alex Cross.

As for serious storytelling, Lynne is equally proud of hosting the first U.S. Cable in the Classroom project, as her "CNN Week in Review" was introduced in schools.

Private investigator, double black belt, former Deputy Sheriff, she and her husband live near Washington, D.C. and in Italy.