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Heather Unruh

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Heather Unruh is a television journalist currently working on documentaries. She was known as a TV anchor for News Center 5 in WCVB, a role she had for over ten years.[1][2]

Unruh received four regional Emmy Awards for journalism, the Clarion Award from Women in Communications, Inc., and the Gracie Allen Award from the American Women in Radio and Television. [3][4][5] Unruh is an advocate for lung cancer awareness and has received multiple awards from the American Cancer Society and Uniting Against Lung Cancer.[6]

On November 8, 2017, Unruh held a press conference in Boston, during which she stated that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her then-18-year-old son in July 2016. The alleged assault occurred at the Club Car restaurant on Nantucket.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Heather Unruh biography, wcvb, husband, married, salary". bijog.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Channel 5 anchor Unruh says women in TV news encouraged to dress 'more provocatively' - The Boston Globe". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ Hart, Caroline (30 October 2017). "Sometimes You Just Have To Say "F_CK IT"". Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ McBride, Jessica (17 October 2017). "Heather Unruh: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Retrieved 5 November 2017. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 40 (help)
  5. ^ "Boston's Heather Unruh '89 Receives Emmy Award - DePauw University".
  6. ^ "Heather Unruh - the one hundred".
  7. ^ "Former Boston TV News Anchor Says Kevin Spacey Sexually Assaulted Her Son". Retrieved 8 November 2017.