Bulldawg Illustrated continues its series, featuring long-time UGA personalities of the Fourth Estate. There are many who are published authors along with network television superstars. Our final installment of the season spotlights Darien’s (Georgia) Kathleen Russell, who is the owner of the Darien News and current president of the Georgia Press Association. Russell and publishers like her pride themselves on being watchdogs for their community.
When Kathleen Russell became president of the Georgia Press Association, she had this to say about her lifelong commitment to the Darien News: “Local journalism is the backbone of every community, and it is the mission of the GPA to strengthen the role we play in supporting the facts and truth to the people of Georgia.