The winning bidder receives an exclusive, all-expenses-paid lunch with WKYC's Russ Mitchell at a mutually agreed-upon downtown Cleveland restaurant.

Russ Mitchell is the managing editor of the evening news and lead anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscast for WKYC. Prior to joining the station in January 2012, Russ anchored the CBS Evening News weekend editions and The Early Show on Saturday, and was a national correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the CBS Evening News, and The Early Show.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Russ has covered many major news events. He was on the anchor desk with Dan Rather on September 11, 2001 and reported from Ground Zero and other parts of Manhattan on the days and weeks that followed. Most recently, he anchored the live CBS Special Report coverage of the capture and death of Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011.

Russ has been honored with multiple local and national Emmy Awards. Learn more at http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/2013/10/26/russ-mitchell-bio/3191351/.