Perry Russom

Perry Russom is an ABC News correspondent and weekend morning co-anchor for WABC-TV based in New York, covering breaking news and major national and international stories.

Russom has reported on the ground covering top stories, including the midair crash at Regan National Airport, the 2024 Republican National Convention, and Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse.

Before joining ABC News, Russom served as a correspondent for CNBC filing reports from across the country on both natural and human-caused disasters. He covered the humanitarian crisis at the Ukraine-Poland border at the start of Russia’s invasion; the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas; and was among the first reporters in Fort Myers, Florida, after Hurricane Ian made landfall.

Prior to CNBC, Russom was based in Boston at WBTS-TV, where his writing and reporting on breaking news earned him three regional Emmy® Awards. He also worked for WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and WBNG-TV in Binghamton, New York. He started in the industry when he was 18 years old as a desk assistant for KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia.

Russom is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he earned dual degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He also graduated from the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

Russom serves on Newhouse’s Emerging Leaders Alumni Board.