Russell Randolph:
CLASS OF 1979
East Gaston High SchoolClass of 1979
Mt. holly, NC
Western Carolina UniversityClass of 1984
Cullowhee, NC
Mt. Holly Junior High SchoolClass of 1976
Mt. holly, NC
Ida Rankin Elementary SchoolClass of 1973
Mt. holly, NC
Russell's Story
Life
I graduated from Western Carolina in 1984 with a degree in Radio & Television Communications and a Minor in Journalism. I have worked in radio, shopping mall and trade show promotions, public relations, television production and advertising all these years.
After short stints in the mountains of North Carolina (Fontana Dam) Charleston, SC, and Gastonia, NC, I have been living in Birmingham, Alabama for the past 18 years. I was offered a job here with an advertising agency in 1990 and have never left.
Most of my career has been focused in radio-television production and advertising, specializing in car commercials. I currently work in cable television (Charter Communications) serving as advertising sales manager for 4 TV markets in Alabama.
I married Debbie McElroy from Waynesville, N.C. in 1985. We met...Expand for more
at WCU. We have two sons.. Reed, 14, and Rhett, 12. We are active members of First Baptist Church of Trussville, Alabama, and I still enjoy singing gospel music.
I would love to hear from any of my old North Carolina friends. There are times when I miss Gaston County. My Mom lives in Gastonia and my sister Kim lives in Belmont. It was great to have been a part of such a great high school class at East Gaston. To have played on the first EG football team that defeated South Point is one of my most cherished memories. Our class has had a reunion every 5 years, and I look forward to those very much.
I also have very fond memories of the years I spent at Western Carolina. I would love to hear from any of my old Catamount cohorts, too.
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