RADIO and TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES SENATE RADIO and TELEVISION GALLERY the Capitol, Room S±325, 224±6421 Director.Ðlawrence J
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RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES SENATE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room S±325, 224±6421 Director.ÐLawrence J. Janezich. Assistant Directors: Jane Ruyle Michael Mastrian Diane Lane Gloria Halcomb HOUSE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room H±321, 225±5214 Director.ÐTina Tate. Assistant Directors: Beverly Braun Andrew Elias Gail Davis Erik LeBlanc Olga Ramirez EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES Victor Ratner, ABC News, Chairman Joe Johns, NBC News Jim Mills, Fox News Channel Dave McConnell, WTOP Radio Brian Naylor, National Public Radio Keith B. Plummer, Hearst Broadcasting Evelyn Thomas, CBS News RULES GOVERNING RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES 1. Persons desiring admission to the Radio and Television Galleries of Congress shall make application to the Speaker, as required by Rule 34 of the House of Representatives, as amended, and to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, as required by Rule 33, as amended, for the regulation of Senate wing of the Capitol. Applicants shall state in writing the names of all radio stations, television stations, systems, or news-gathering organizations by which they are employed and what other occupation or employment they may have, if any. Applicants shall further declare that they are not engaged in the prosecution of claims or the promotion of legislation pending before Congress, the Departments, or the independent agencies, and that they will not become so employed without resigning from the galleries. They shall further declare that they are not employed in any legislative or executive department or independent agency of the Government, or by any foreign government or representative thereof; that they are not engaged in any lobbying activities; that they do not and will not, directly or indirectly, furnish special information to any organization, individual, or group of individuals for the influencing of prices on any commodity or stock exchange; that they will not do so during the time they retain membership in the galleries. Holders of visitors' cards who may be allowed temporary admission to the galleries must conform to all the restrictions of this paragraph. 2. It shall be prerequisite to membership that the radio station, television station, system, or news-gathering agency which the applicant represents shall certify in writing to the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries that the applicant conforms to the foregoing regula- tions. 970 Radio and Television Galleries 971 3. The applications required by the above rule shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries who shall see that the occupation of the galleries is confined to bona fide news gatherers and/or reporters of reputable standing in their business who represent radio stations, television stations, systems, or news-gathering agencies engaged primarily in serving radio stations, television stations, or systems. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries to report, at its discretion, violation of the privileges of the galleries to the Speaker or to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and pending action thereon, the offending individual may be suspended. 4. Persons engaged in other occupations, whose chief attention is not given toÐor more than one-half of their earned income is not derived fromÐthe gathering or reporting of news for radio stations, television stations, systems, or news-gathering agencies primarily serving radio stations or systems, shall not be entitled to admission to the Radio and Television Galleries. The Radio and Television Correspondents' List in the Congressional Directory shall be a list only of persons whose chief attention is given to or more than one-half of their earned income is derived from the gathering and reporting of news for radio stations, television stations, and systems engaged in the daily dissemination of news, and of representa- tives of news-gathering agencies engaged in the daily service of news to such radio stations, television stations, or systems. 5. Members of the families of correspondents are not entitled to the privileges of the galleries. 6. The Radio and Television Galleries shall be under the control of the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries, subject to the approval and supervision of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Approved. NEWT GINGRICH, Speaker, House of Representatives. JOHN WARNER, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES Abdul-Jawad, Walid: Middle East Broadcasting Anderson, Shawn: WTOP Radio Abernethy, Robert: Freelance Andres, Chiara: C±SPAN Abid, Rod M.: National Public Radio Andrews, Wyatt: CBS News Abramson, Larry: National Public Radio Angle, James L.: Fox News Channel Abshaw, W.H.: Freelance Anstey, Christopher: TV Asahi Acevedo, Victor Ed.: Fox News Channel Aoki, Toshiko: TV Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. Ackerman, Thomas: A.H. Belo Capitol Bureau Apokis, Dimitrios: Greek Television-Radio Adams, Barbara: Reuters Ardin, Milagros: WMAL Radio Adams, Douglas: ABC News Arena, Kelli: CNN Adams, James M.: NBC4 Arenstein, Howard: CBS News Adams, Jamile: NBC News Arestad, Anders: Freelance Adelman, Staci: Tribune Broadcasting Aretakis, Nick: C±SPAN Adlerblum, Robin C.: ABC News Argueta, Iris J.: NewsChannel 8 Adrine, Lynne: ABC News Armfield, Robert Ward: PTSC/CNN Affens, Steven C.: WJLA±TV Armstrong, Patricia: Freelance Ahlers, Michael M.: CNN Armstrong, Phyllis: WUSA±TV Ahmann, Timothy D.: Freelance Armstrong, Richard: WUSA±TV Ahn, Jaehoon: Radio Free Asia Armstrong, Robert: CBS News Aiken, Elizabeth: C±SPAN Arnold, Elizabeth: National Public Radio Aiken, Jonathan F.: CNN Arobaga, Mary: WINGSPAN Aizenman, Nurith: CNN Arraf, Jane: Reuters Television Akinan, Ibrahim: InterStar TV Arrington, Percy: NBC News Alan, Bruce: WTOP Radio Arteage, Niurka: USIA/TV Marti Al Haj, Talal: Min Washington, Inc. Ashe, James F.: Freelance Albano, Thomas: Freelance Asher, Julie: Fox News Channel Albert, Joel R.: Freelance Assamann, Karin B.: Spiegel TV/Germany Albor, Teresa: APTV±Associated Press Atkinson, Rodney Seth: PTSC/CNN Alexander, Constantin: Radio Free Europe/Radio Attkisson, Sharyl: CBS News Liberty Atwell, Laura M.: NET±Political NewsTalk Alexander, Kenny: C±SPAN Network Alexander, Leo: NBC4 Aubrey, Allison D.: Channel Earth Alexander, Scott J.: Fox News Channel Aubuchon, John: Freelance Alfredson, Rick: Airwaves, Inc. Augenbraum, Marc: APTV±Associated Press Alldredge, Thomas: C±SPAN Augenstein, Neal: United Press International Allen, Greg: National Public Radio Autry, Jeffery L.: NBC News Channel Allen, Mark: CNN Avellino, Jennifer: CNN Allen, Robert: CBN News Avery, John C.: Black Entertainment Television Allen, Victoria: NET±Political NewsTalk Network Avery-Brown, Verna: Pacifica Radio News Allison, Lynn: WETA±TV Babarovic, Christina: ABC News Allmond, Douglas: ABC News Bacheler, David F.: PTSC/CNN Allyn, Karen: Cable News 21 Badden, David M.: Radio Free Asia Almanza, Armando: Ventana Productions Bae, Jeanie: WTOP Radio Althage, Robert Y.: WUSA±TV Baer, Jonathan: National Public Radio Altman, Kyoko: CNN Bagnall, Thomas J.: Court TV Alvey, Jay: NBC4 Bagnato, Barry: CBS News Ambrose, Nancy J.: ABC News Bail, Rachael: Voice of America Amirault, Theresa L.: C±SPAN Bailey, Becky: Mutual/NBC Radio Ammerman, Stuart A.: Freelance Bailey, Douglas: C±SPAN Anastasi, Patrick G.: NBC News Bailey, Julia Holmes: National Public Radio Anderson, Bradley C.: Potomac Television Bailor, Michelle: C±SPAN Anderson, Scott J.: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Baker, Cissy: Tribune Broadcasting 972 Radio and Television Galleries 973 MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION, RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIESÐContinued Baker, Glenn: America's Defense Monitor Berk, Jay: C±SPAN Baker, Les: Cox Broadcasting Berko, Arthur: NBC News Baker, Russell M.: Freelance Berman, David Steven: PTSC/CNN Ball, Anne G.: Fox News Channel Bernstein, Tracy: Airwaves, Inc. Ballou, Jeff: CONUS Communications Berry, Paul L.: WJLA±TV Balsamo, Jimmy: Australian Broadcasting Corp. Betsill, Brett: C±SPAN Baltimore, Dennis: PTSC/CNN Bettag, Thomas: ABC News Bamfield, Louise: APTV±Associated Press Bevis, Mark R.: Pacifica Radio News Banes, Hildegard: ORF±Austrian Radio and TV Beyer, Kevin: Freelance Banker, Stephen: Comm*Tech News Biemann, Barbara: RTL Television Germany Banks, Mark: ABC News Bierbauer, Charles: CNN Banks-Wilson, Katherine: NBC4 Billmann, Christian: Radio France International Bannigan, Michael: PTSC/CNN Bilotta, John J.: ABC News Banville, Lee M.: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Binder, Robin: Court TV Barger, Brian: CNN Bintrim, Tim: PTSC/CNN Barlett, Cameron C.: Freelance Birnholtz, Jeremy: Medill News Service Barlett, Scott: Freelance Bisney, John: CNN Barnett, Amanda: AP±Broadcast Blackburn, Regina Allen: NBC News Baron, Jeffery: AP±Broadcast Blackman, Jay Allan: NBC News Barr, Bruce: CBS News Blackman, Keith: NBC News Barrows, Jessica: Fox News Channel Blakeslee, Carol: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Barry, Calvin: WETA±TV Blakey, Rea: WJLA±TV Barton, Bruce: Reuters Television Blanchet, Sharon: British Broadcasting Bascom, Jon: ABC News Blandburg, Victor R.: WJLA±TV Basu, Arin: Radio Free Asia Blaustein, Evan: Image Television Batten, Rodney