Heather Unruh


Heather Unruh is an American journalist and former television news anchor. She worked for News Center 5 at WCVB for more than fifteen years.

Education

Unruh is a 1989 graduate of DePauw University.

Career

Unruh went to WCVB in June 2001 after working at KFOR in Oklahoma City where she was early evening anchor and medical reporter. She has also worked at WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama; both WBNG-TV and WMGC-TV in Binghamton, New York; and WVEU-TV in Atlanta.
Unruh received four regional Emmy Awards for journalism, the Clarion Award from Women in Communications, Inc., and the Gracie Allen Award from the American Women in Radio and Television. Her last airdate was on October 14, 2016, and as of 2017 she was working on documentaries.

Activism

Unruh is an advocate for lung cancer awareness and has received multiple awards from the American Cancer Society and Uniting Against Lung Cancer.
In 2013 Unruh helped to establish Stand With Everyone Against Rape, a non-profit organization promoting speaking out against rape.

Family

Unruh is married to Nick Little. They have a son and a daughter.

Accusations against Kevin Spacey

On November 8, 2017, Unruh held a press conference in Boston, during which she stated that American Beauty film star Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her then 18-year-old son in July 2016. The alleged assault occurred at the Club Car restaurant in Nantucket. Unruh's son told police he was texting with his girlfriend throughout the alleged "groping" incident. Spacey spent months trying to obtain copies of the texts and the phone itself. In mid-May 2019, the son's personal attorney informed the court that the cell phone in question is missing. On June 4, 2019, the defense learned that when Heather Unruh gave her son's cell phone to police in 2017, she admitted she had deleted some of the text messages. On June 26, her son filed a lawsuit against Spacey, claiming emotional damages. Two weeks later, her son voluntarily dismissed the claims with prejudice. On July 17, 2019, the criminal assault charge against Spacey were dropped by the Cape and Islands prosecutors.