NY1 News Anchor Ruschell Boone, who is also a top reporter died of pancreatic cancer at 48. She was a fighter and she kept fighting for her legacy.
The unfortunate news was announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5, with NY1 issuing a press release to honor her life as a broadcaster and journalist.
“For someone who lived and breathed the five boroughs, NY1 was a perfect match, and she joined the station in 2002 as our Queens reporter,” said the news station of Boone’s career.
“She embedded herself in the borough, dedicating herself to issues that directly affected residents.
“From neighborhood controversies and police misconduct cases to devastating events like Hurricane Sandy, Ruschell was all over Queens, pounding the pavement and following up, no story too big or too small.”
Of her many accolades, she received honors from the New York Association of Black Journalists and the New York Press Club Award for her high achievement in journalism.
She was appointed to take on the noon slot at the anchor desk in 2021 after doing field reporting for almost 20 years with NY1.
In 2022, Boone announced that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and would be undergoing treatment. She kept fighting as her condition worsened. Her legacy lives on.
