Background
Shaffner-Slade, Claire Russell was born on September 19, 1932 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charles Phillips and Caro Mae (Green) Russell.
Shaffner-Slade, Claire Russell was born on September 19, 1932 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charles Phillips and Caro Mae (Green) Russell.
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1955.
General manager, Station WAYS/WROQ, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1978-1980; general manager, Station WTMA/WSSX, Charleston, South Carolina., 1980-1981; vice president, general manager, Station WRAL-FM, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1981-1983; vice president, general manager, Station WRXL/WRNL, Richmond, Virginia, since 1983.
President Better Business Bureau, Charlotte, 1979-1980. Secretary Advertising Club, Charlotte, 1978-1979. Board directors Goodwill Industries, Richmond, since 1987, Family & Children's Service, since 1988.
Member Police Athletic League (board directors), Emergency Shelter.
Married Henry William Cheney, September 5, 1955. Children: Jeffrey Phillips, Caroline Elizabeth, Robert Walton, Elinor Avery. Married Fries Shaffner, September 26, 1969 (divorced 1975).
Children: Josephine Walker, Amalie Fries. Married Michael Joseph Slade, December 8, 1990.