Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries*
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RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES* SENATE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room S±325, 224±6421 DirectorÐLawrence J. Janezich Deputy DirectorÐJane Ruyle AssistantÐDiane Lane AssistantÐGloria Halcomb AssistantÐMichael Mastrian AssistantÐWill Gardner HOUSE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room H±321, 225±5214 DirectorÐTina Tate Deputy DirectorÐBeverly Braun Assistant for Administrative OperationsÐGail Davis Assistant for Technical OperationsÐOlga Ramirez AssistantÐAndrew Elias AssistantÐErik LeBlanc EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES John Nolen, CBS News, Chairman Ann Curley, CNN Bob Fuss, CBS Radio Lew Ketcham, C-Span Keith B. Plummer, Hearst-Argyle Broadcasting Linda J. Scott, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer 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, *Information is based on data furnished and edited by each respective gallery. 992 VerDate 18-JUN-99 07:35 Aug 25, 1999 Jkt 055500 PO 00000 Frm 01011 Fmt 4471 Sfmt 4471 E:\HR\OC\CDNEW.011 cdnew PsN: cdnew Radio and Television Galleries 993 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. 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. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker, House of Representatives. MITCH MCCONNELL, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. VerDate 18-JUN-99 07:35 Aug 25, 1999 Jkt 055500 PO 00000 Frm 01012 Fmt 4471 Sfmt 4471 E:\HR\OC\CDNEW.011 cdnew PsN: cdnew MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES Abbott, Stacey: National Public Radio Anderson, Jason W.: CNN Abernethy, Robert G.: Religion & Ethics Anderson, Shawn: WTOP Radio NewsWeekly Andes, Jennifer: AP±Broadcast Abid, Rod: National Public Radio Anne G., Ball: Fox NewsChannel Abrams, Daniel: NBC News Anstey, Christopher: TV Asahi Abramson, Larry: National Public Radio Antonini, Roberto: Swiss Broadcasting Ackerman, Thomas: A.H. Belo Capitol Bureau Aoki, Toshiko: TV Tokyo Channel 12 Adaktusson, Lars: Swedish Television Apokis, Dimitrios: New Greek Television Adams, Bryan: Reuters Television Arcega, Milandro: NBC±4 Adams, Douglas A.: NBC News Archer-Melville, Chris: Black Entertainment Adams, James M.: NBC±4 Television Adams, Kerry: WJLA±TV Ardalan, Davar: National Public Radio Adelman, Staci: Tribune Broadcasting Arena, Kelli: CNN Adrine, Lynne: ABC News Arenstein, Howard: CBS News Advani, Reena: National Public Radio Aretakis, Nick: C±SPAN Affens, Steven C.: WJLA±TV Arjoon-Singh, Lakshmi: WAMU±FM Afsharian, Maria: NBC News Armand, John: NBC News Agarwal, Amit: C±SPAN Armstrong, Michael: America's Voice Ahlers, Michael M.: CNN Armstrong, Patricia: ABC News Aiken, Jonathan: CNN Armstrong, Phyllis: WUSA±TV Akassy, Hugues: HDA Pictures, Inc. Armstrong, Richard: WUSA±TV Al-Rawi, Khaldoun: APTN Armwood, Adrian: CBS News Alami, Mohammed Y.: APTN Arobaga, Mary: Worldnet Television Alan, Bruce: WTOP Radio Arrington, Percy: NBC News Albano, Thomas: CBS News Ashburn, Lauren: WJLA±TV Alberter, William: CNN/TVS Asher, Julie: Fox NewsChannel Albor, Teresa: AP±Broadcast Assmann, Karin: Spiegel TV Alcott, Abigail K.: ABC News Atkins, Keith: FDCH Aldridge, William: Hearst±Argyle Television Atkins, Marissa: Black Entertainment Television Alexander, Constantin: Radio Free Europe/Radio Atkinson, Rodney S.: CNN/TVS Liberty Attkisson, Sharyl: CBS News Alexander, Kenny: C±SPAN Aubrey, Allison: National Public Radio Alexander, Scott: Fox News Channel Aug, Stephen: Nightly Business Report Alksninis, Gintalitas: Lietuvos Rytas Television Augenbraum, Marc: AP±Broadcast Alldredge, Thomas: C±SPAN Augenstein, Neal: UPI Radio Allen, Eric: America's Voice Aulerich, Charles S.: Tribune Broadcasting Allen, Greg: National Public Radio Avary, Max: Radio Free Asia Allen, Mark: CNN Avellino, Jennifer: CNN Allen, Robert: CBN News Avery, John C.: Black Entertainment Television Alley, Kent D.: ABC News Babarovic, Christina: ABC News Allison, Lynn Quarles: WETA±TV Babington-Heina, Martin: Potomac Television Allmond, Douglas: ABC News Communications Almanza, Armando: Ventana Productions Bacheler, David F.: CNN/TVS Alonzo, Frances: Texas State Network Baer, Jonathan: National Public Radio Alvey, Jay: NBC±4 Bagnato, Barry: CBS News Ambrose, Nancy J.: ABC News Baham, Todd: C±SPAN Ames, Ryan: NHK±Japan Broadcasting Bailey, Julia Holmes: National Public Radio Amirault, Theresa L.: C±SPAN Bailor, Michelle: C±SPAN Anastasi, Patrick G.: NBC News Baker, Cissy: Tribune Broadcasting Anderson, Darcy D.: NHK±Japan Broadcasting Baker, Glenn C.: America's Defense Monitor Anderson, Flona: British Broadcasting Corp. Baker, Les: Fox News Channel 994 VerDate 18-JUN-99 07:35 Aug 25, 1999 Jkt 055500 PO 00000 Frm 01013 Fmt 4474 Sfmt 4474 E:\HR\OC\CDNEW.011 cdnew PsN: cdnew Radio and Television Galleries 995 MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSIONÐContinued Baklar, Reza: CNN/TVS Berman, David: CNN/TVS Balders, Jose Israel: America's Voice Berry, Paul: WJLA±TV Ball, Joe: C±SPAN Betsill, Brett: C±SPAN Ballou, Jeff: CONUS Communications Bevis, Mark: Pacifica Network News Banes, Hildegard: ORF±Austrian Radio & TV Bieber, Jeffrey: WETA±TV Banker, Stephen: Comm*Tech News Bierbauer, Charles: CNN Banks, Mark: ABC News Bingham, Robin: the Berns Bureau Banks-Wilson, Katherine: NBC±4 Binswanger, Josh: WTTG±Fox Television Bannigan, Michael: CNN/TVS Bintrim, Tim: CNN/TVS Banville, Lee M.: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Bisney, John: CNN Radio Barber, William: WETA±TV Blache, Amy: Fox News Channel Barlett, Cameron C.: NBC NewsChannel Black, Christine M: CNN Barnett, James: CNN Blackford, Laurye: ABC News Baronott, Amy: C±SPAN Blackman, Jay Allan: NBC News Barr, Bruce: CBS News Blackman, John Wesley: NBC News Barreda, Eric: America's Voice Television Blackman, Keith: NBC News Barreda, Eric M.: America's Voice Television Blakeslee, Carol: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Barrett,