Heather Unruh






















Heather Unruh
Nationality United States
Occupation Journalist
Known for Former anchor for News Center 5 in WCVB
Children 1

Heather Unruh is an American journalist known as a television anchor for News Center 5 in WCVB, where she worked for over fifteen years.[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Activism


  • 4 Family


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Education


Unruh is a 1989 graduate of DePauw University.[3]



Career


Unruh went to WCVB in June 2001 after working at KFOR in Oklahoma City where she was early evening anchor and medical reporter. She has also worked at WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama; both WBNG-TV and WMGC-TV in Binghamton, New York; and WVEU-TV in Atlanta.[3]


Unruh received four regional Emmy Awards for journalism,[4] the Clarion Award from Women in Communications, Inc., and the Gracie Allen Award from the American Women in Radio and Television.[5] Her last airdate was on October 14, 2016,[2] and as of 2017 she was working on documentaries.[1]



Activism


Unruh is an advocate for lung cancer awareness and has received multiple awards from the American Cancer Society and Uniting Against Lung Cancer.[6]


In 2013 Unruh helped to establish Stand With Everyone Against Rape (SWEAR), a non-profit organization promoting speaking out against rape.[7]



Family


On November 8, 2017, Unruh held a press conference in Boston, during which she stated that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her then 18-year-old son in July 2016. The alleged assault occurred at the Club Car restaurant in Nantucket.[8][9][10]



References





  1. ^ ab Shanahan, Mark (2 August 2017). "Former Channel 5 anchor Unruh says women in TV news encouraged to dress 'more provocatively'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 November 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Fee, Gayle (15 October 2016). "Heather Unruh signs off at WCVB". The Boston Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


  3. ^ ab "Heather Unruh '89 jumps to Boston TV Market". depauw.edu. DePauw University. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2017.


  4. ^ Hart, Caroline (30 October 2017). "Sometimes you just have to say "F_CK IT"". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 November 2017.


  5. ^ "Boston's Heather Unruh '89 receives Emmy Award". depauw.edu. DePauw University. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2017.


  6. ^ "Honorees: Heather Unruh". giving.massgeneral.org/cancer/honorees. Massachusetts General Hospital. 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2017.


  7. ^ Pennington, Juliet (16 May 2015). "The VIP Lounge: Heather Unruh". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 January 2019. After a close friend’s daughter was raped at college, she [Unruh] co-founded SWEAR (Stand With Everyone Against Rape), a nonprofit organization that “educates young men about the myths, stereotypes, and repercussions of sexual assault and rape.” She hopes to expand the program, currently underway at Dover Sherborn Regional High School, to other schools in the future.


  8. ^ Corpuz, Bernice. "Former Boston TV News anchor says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her son". WBZ NewsRadio 1030. CBS Boston. Retrieved 8 November 2017.


  9. ^ Hill, Libby (8 November 2017). "Former Boston news anchor accuses Kevin Spacey of assaulting her son, then 18, last year". LA Times. Retrieved 8 November 2017.


  10. ^ Brucculieri, Julia (8 November 2017). "Former TV anchor says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her 18-year-old son". Huff Post. Retrieved 11 January 2019.




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