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Russell Ray Ptacek (born September 5, 1963) is an American investigative journalist, social media personality, and ASMR researcher.
In the late 1990s, Ptacek headed NewsTV, which sold footage to television channels. He sold NewsTV in 2001 and returned to the
Russell Ray Ptacek (born September 5, 1963) is an American investigative journalist, social media personality, and ASMR researcher.
In the late 1990s, Ptacek headed NewsTV, which sold footage to television channels. He sold NewsTV in 2001 and returned to the University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...
, from which he had dropped out in the 1980s to become a reporter for WIBW-TV
WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Gray Media, the station maintains studios on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of Interstate 70 in Kansas, I-70, I ...
in Topeka
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.
In 2006, Ptacek was hired by KSHB-TV in Kansas City
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. He left KSHB in 2012 to work at WUSA in Washington, D.C.
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, where he remained until 2016.
In 2019, Ptacek began investigating the explosion of new media forms on YouTube, which led to the creation of the ASMR Foundation, where he serves as director.
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