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John Russell Harbin (born Jan. 26, 1979) is an American journalist. Harbin was born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC. He is the son of Larry and Dianne Harbin. He is the youngest sibling and was named after his grandfather, John Malen Woodruff and Walter Russell Harbin. Harbin attended R. J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem studying college preparatory courses and that is where his interest in journalism was first sparked. After graduating from Reynolds High School in 1997 he attended Elon College where he majored in journalism. He was a member of the 2001 final graduating class from Elon College as it became a university the next year.