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Since arriving in Steamboat Springs in June 1990, journalist John F. Russell has held positions as sports editor, photographer and reporter, covering topics ranging from health and human services to business — his current beat. A 1990 journalism school graduate of the University of Colorado, John has spent the past 35 years telling the stories of Steamboat, Hayden and Oak Creek.
John has covered three Olympic Games (2002, 2006 and 2010) and numerous World Cup events during his career, and he is particularly skilled at covering international winter sports like Nordic combined, freestyle, snowboarding and Nordic and Alpine skiing. He has covered generations of athletes in everything from prep sports to rodeo, kayaking to mountain climbing and plenty of sports between. His efforts have won him awards from the National Press Association, Associated Press and Colorado Press Association in both writing and photography.
Most recently, John has turned his attention to the ever-changing world of business in this corner of Northwest Colorado, introducing new ventures and keeping up with the trends in Steamboat’s dynamic business landscape.
John, who lost his wife to cancer in 2012, lives in Steamboat where he raised his two children. Rylan and Sloan followed in their father’s footsteps, attending the University of Colorado. Rylan graduated from CU in 2020 and is teaching high school in Aurora. Sloan graduated in 2024 and is pursuing her masters degree in architecture at University Washington.
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