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Robert Russell

(He/Him)
New Orleans, Shreveport
Covers:  Food and Beverage, Wine and Wine Tasting, Wine Movies, Cooking, and European Travel
Doesn't Cover: Medicine, Crime, NASCAR, and Religion
Back to France, as is 1976 Judgement of Paris. Read my wine column in the Shreveport Times and other selected USA Today affiliates. License #rueCler

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Passed Introductory Level Sommelier Course, Court of Master Sommeliers, February 2015- Passed WSET 2 with Merit, Wine and Spirits Educational Trust- July, 2020. Attended Le Cordon Bleu seminars, June 2016 (Dallas, TX) and April 2018 (Paris, FR). Appraising Convenience Stores- January 2005, New Orleans, LA. Food and Beverage, Retail and Hospitality- Consultant since 1982, as an adjunct to Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting. Master’s Thesis on Hotel Development, February 2012. Former Contributo…

What was your first job as a journalist?

I have been a volunteer socio-politcal commentator for 25-years. I have a pretty good day job.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I gave my Correcting Selectric away about a year ago after not having used it since 1995.

How is social media changing news?

Apparently Google was worth 15-million votes in 2016, or so I hear.