Annie Russell

Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

For their first Halloween, their parents dressed up as the whole neighborhood

Annie Russell, Emma Bowman

Every day is like Halloween when you're the children of costumed circus performers. Siblings Fritzi and Bobby Huber recount the time that their parents made their first Halloween extraordinary.
These Black Moms Gave Birth Early. They Don't Want Their Experiences To Be Normal

Annie Russell

At StoryCorps, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers talk about the prevalence of premature births among Black mothers. "Why aren't these normal conversations?" Beavers asked.
No Laptops, No Wi-Fi: How One Cafe Fired Up Sales

Annie Russell

What's the etiquette around using your laptop in public? If you stop for lunch at the August First Bakery in Burlington, Vt., keep your computer in your bag. The cafe is banning screens.