Mike Russell is KTAR's resident outdoorsman. His passion for the outdoors is the engine behind KTAR's hit show Get Outdoors with Mike Russell. Get Outdoors focuses on the world of hunting, fishing, camping and conservation. Mike's special features, The Outdoor Minute and the KTAR Timeline, can be heard each weekday on two of Arizona's highest rated shows, Arizona's Morning News and Arizona's Evening News. Mike hurries home each night to his amazing wife of 11 years, Jodi, and their two children Jillian (9) and John (7). His 95 pound puppy, Champ, is always there to greet him as well. The thought of loading up the truck for some fishing, hunting and camping keeps Mike motivated throughout the week. When he can't hit the lake or get out on a hunt, well, let's just say that none of us want to see that.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 24, 2018
Opinion: This walkout most likely will backfire on our teachers
Arizona teachers are refusing to recognize the optics of a walkout and don't seem to realize that it could alienate parents. There's a better way.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 23, 2018Opinion: Jay Feely’s prom photo with gun is dad’s right to make a joke
Over the weekend former Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely posted a picture on social media of his daughter and her date before heading to prom. The social media trolls jumped all over it.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 2, 2018Opinion: Federal bump stock ban should worry both sides of the aisle
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to criminalize bump stocks. Mike Russell doesn't like them, but said the ban should worry both sides of the aisle.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 26, 2018Opinion: Takes on the past weekend’s three biggest stories
The first weekend of spring has sprung three huge news stories on us. Here’s Mike Russell's takes on this weekend’s big news hat trick.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 23, 2018Opinion: HSUS’s accreditation drop should serve as wakeup call
The recent problems facing The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) should be a wakeup call for all of us that give to ANY charity.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 8, 2018Opinion: Red for Ed duped Arizonans into backing politics, not teachers
Mike Russell writes that Arizonans were duped Wednesday when they wore red to support teachers. Instead, the unwittingly supported a political candidate.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 7, 2018Opinion: Arizona needs to do more for teachers than wearing red
Mike Russell says it was great to see so many people wearing red in support of Arizona teachers on Wednesday, but it's time for everyone to do more.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 6, 2018Opinion: Active shooter, lockdown drills great step to keep kids safe
Mike Russell writes that parents should welcome active shooter and lockdown drills at schools because they can help keep kids safe.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 1, 2018Opinion: It’s been a week of weak corporate stances against guns, NRA
All week, companies have been taking a "stand" on gun control. Mike Russell argues they are nothing more than weak PR moves to take advantage of consumers.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 20, 2018Opinion: Keep facts in mind when discussing Florida school shooting
Mike Russell wants the gun control debate to take a break after the Florida school shooting, but he wanted to make sure both sides remember the facts.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 14, 2018Opinion: The curious case of Shaun White vs. #MeToo
Allegations of sexual harassment against Shaun White resurfaced after his gold medal win, but where were his detractors two years ago?
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UNCATEGORIZED | Feb 12, 2018Opinion: Three takeaways from opening weekend of Winter Olympics
We are off and running: The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Here are three takeaways from the first weekend.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Nov 2, 2017Opinion: Phoenix City Council vote on bump stocks just a headline grab
Mike Russell says the Phoenix City Council's vote to encourage Arizona lawmakers to ban bump stocks was nothing more than an attempt to stay in headlines.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Oct 11, 2017Opinion: Cardinals gave up moral high ground with Adrian Peterson trade
Mike Russell says that the Arizona Cardinals are moral hypocrites because they traded for child abuser Adrian Peterson just to save the run game.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Oct 5, 2017Opinion: Poking holes in Jimmy Kimmel’s anti-gun rant
Mike Russell took on Jimmy Kimme's anti-gun rant in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting and he found some issues with his argument.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 25, 2017Opinion: NFL national anthem protests pit Roger Goodell vs. Donald Trump
The ongoing debate over national anthem protests in the NFL pits two Herculean egos against one another: Roger Goodell vs. Donald Trump.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 22, 2017Opinion: Concussion consequences on players, not NFL
The NFL is aware that players choose to play football and risk head injuries, so why do we expect the league to take responsibility for injuries?
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 19, 2017Opinion: Trump sounds like a leader in his UN speech
President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday. He was firm. He was assertive. He sounded like the leader of a nation.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 12, 2017Opinion: Both sides are right in NFL national anthem standing debate
Mike Russell says that, no matter which side of the debate over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem you're on, you're right.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 8, 2017Opinion: DACA removal should be final straw for Hispanic community
Mike Russell says President Donald Trump's decision to end DACA should be the final straw for the Hispanic community in being used as a political football.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 1, 2017Opinion: Stanton cracked on police response to Phoenix Trump protest
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton had the correct support for the police's response to the protesters at the Trump rally, but then he changed his mind. Why?
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UNCATEGORIZED | Aug 28, 2017Opinion: Trump pardon doesn’t give Arpaio the legacy he wants
When President Donald Trump pardoned former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, he kept him out of court but didn't give him the legacy he wants.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Aug 25, 2017Opinion: PETA scores accidental point after hunters hijack Facebook trend
PETA scored an accidental point this week when outdoorsemen hijacked a Facebook trend the organization intended to use to combat hunting.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Aug 23, 2017Opinion: Four takeaways from Trump’s rally speech in Phoenix
Now that tear gas and smoke have cleared in downtown Phoenix, Mike Russell gives his four takeaways from President Donald Trump's rally speech.