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 Director.—Michael J. Mastrian Deputy Director.— Ellen Eckert Senior Media Coordinators: Michael Lawrence, Erin Yeatman Media Coordinators: Jason Botelho, Charles Moxley HOUSE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room H–320, 225–5214 Director.— Olga Ramirez Kornacki Deputy Director.—Andy Elias Senior Media Logistics Coordinator.—Kim Oates Media Logistics Coordinators: Ryan Dahl, Kinsey Harvey, Leah Kaplan, Chris Carpenter EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS’ GALLERIES Craig Caplan, C–SPAN, Chair Walt Cronkite, CBS, Vice Chair Abigail Robertson, CBN, Treasurer Paul Courson, Sinclair Broadcasting Mariam Khan, ABC Jacqueline Policastro, Gray TV 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 the Senate wing of the Capitol. Applicants shall state in writing the names of all radio stations, television stations, systems, or newsgathering organizations by which they are employed and what other occupation or employ- ment 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 *Information is based on data furnished and edited by each respective Gallery. 1023 1024 Congressional Directory 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 a 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 to—or more than one-half of their earned income is not derived from—the 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. PAUL D. RYAN, Speaker, House of Representatives. MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS’ GALLERIES Aaron, John: WTOP Radio Ahmed, Ibrahim: Voice of America Abbott, Stacey: National Public Radio Ahmed, Lukman: BBC Abdalla, Hebah: German TV ZDF Ahn, Katherine: Korean Broadcasting Systems Abdallah, Khalil: CNN Aich, Atirath: CGTN America Abdalwahab, Yamen: TIMA Aiello, Augustine: National Public Radio Abdu, Grace: Voice of America Aigner-Treworgy, Adam: CBS News Abdulgawad, Atef: AP–Broadcast Ake, Gabrielle: CBS News Abdulkareem, Akram: APTVS–American Press & Akhtar, Monica: Washingtonpost.com TV Services Akkad, Reem: Washingtonpost.com Abdullah, Halimah: NBC News Akuffo, Rachelle: CGTN America Abdulrazzaq, Ahmed: Aljazeera Satellite Channel Al Badry, Rami: CNN (Peninsula) Al Hmoud, Mounira: i24 News Abe, Takaaki: Nippon TV Network Al Juboori, Haitham: Aljazeera Satellite Channel Abed, Morad: Aljazeera Satellite Channel (Peninsula) (Peninsula) Al Rawi, Khalid: TIMA Abe, Carrie: CBS News Al-Shaib, Zeina: CGTN America Abeshouse, Robert: Aljazeera English Alallak, Firas: One America Abo-Issa, Abdul Hadi: Aljazeera English Alami, Mohammed: Aljazeera Satellite Channel Aboud, Abdushakur: Voice of America (Peninsula) Abtar, Rana: Middle East Broadcasting Networks Alamiri, Yasmeen: CGTN America (MBN) Alarian, Laila: Aljazeera English Abu Akleh, Shireen: Aljazeera Satellite Channel Alba, Carmen: NBC News (Peninsula) Albano, Thomas: CBS News Abu Diab, Naser: AP–Broadcast Albert, Chris: CBS News Abu-Kwaik, Biesan: Aljazeera Satellite Channel Alberter, William: CNN (Peninsula) Aldag, Jason: Washingtonpost.com Aburahma, Eyad: Aljazeera English Alderman, Ashley: Fox News Abusafia, Jayyab: Sky News Arabia Alegret, Gustau: NTN24 Accame, Gonzalo: EWTN Aleman, Rita: Hearst Television Inc. Acevedo, Enrique: Univision Alemany, Jacqueline: CBS News Ackerman, Tom: Aljazeera English Alesse, Elizabeth: ABC News Ackland, Matthew: WTTG–Fox Television Alexander, Clinton N.: CBS NEWS Acle, Elizabeth: National Public Radio Alexander, George: CGTN America Acosta, Abilo: CNN Alexander, Kenneth: C–SPAN Adam, Elrashidi: Aljazeera English Alexander, Peter: NBC News Adams, Angelyn: Al Arabiya TV Alexandre, Lee: Hearst Television Inc. Adams, Douglas A.: NBC News Alfarone, Debra: WUSA–TV Adams, Rebecca: WAMU Alhuraimi, Nadia: BBC Ade, David: Gray Television Ali, Mohammad: WETA Adkins, Candice: WHUR Ali, Omar: Sky News Arabia Adkinson, Jeffrey: AP–Broadcast Aliaga, Julio: CGTN America Adkison, Janet: Rural TV News Alipour, Damien: Voice of America Adler, Shelley: AP–Broadcast Aljasheme, Mohaimen: Sky News Arabia Adlerblum, Robin: NBC News Alkadiri, Faisal: ABC News Adrain, Stephen: BBC Allard, John: ABC News Adridge, Dawin: Morningside Partners, LLC Allbritton, David: CNN Agredo, Jose: Caracol Television Alldredge, Thomas: C–SPAN Ahmad Serna, Adriana: CMI TV (Colombia) Allen, Brian: Voice of America Ahmed, Ali: Middle East Broadcasting Networks Allen, Darrell: Voice of America (MBN) Allen, Vadim: Voice of America Ahmed, Aziz: AP–Broadcast Allman, Bryan: NBC News 1025 1026 Congressional Directory MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION—Continued Allman, Mark: CNN Ashworth, Sara: Aljazeera Satellite Channel Allman, Robert: CBN News (Peninsula) Allmond, Scott: ABC News Asmael, Hussein: AP–Broadcast Alnwick, Melanie: WTTG–Fox Television Assmann, Karin: Spiegel German TV Alowais, Abdulaziz: APTVS–American Press & TV Attkisson, Sharyl: Sinclair Broadcast Group Services Augenstein, Neal: WTOP Radio Alqarni, Ahmed: APTVS–American Press & TV Augustus, Shannon: C–SPAN Services Aulenkamp, Jan: German TV ARD Alrawi, Khaldoun: AP–Broadcast Auresto, John: AP–Broadcast Alvarenga, Adan: Agence France Presse (AFP–TV) Austermuhle, Martin: WAMU Alvarez, Alejandro: News2Share Austin, Alana: Gray Television Alvey, Peter: WDCW Austin, Gail: Hearst Television Inc. Amirault-Michel, Theresa: C–SPAN Austin, Jonathan: CTV Canadian TV Amling, Alicia: CBS News Austin, Kenneth: NBC News Ammerman, Stuart: CBS News Austin, Mark: Sky News Amon, Whitney: WUSA–TV Avila-Lindo, Martha: NTN24 Amos, George: WJLA–TV / Newschannel 8 Avner, Philip: AP–Broadcast Avrutine, Matthew: CNN Anastasi, Patrick: CNBC Awada, Adam: Sky News Arabia Anderson, Charles: WETA Ayala, Jorge: Telesur Anderson, Patrick: Swiss Broadcasting Ayaz, Faruk: TRT Anderson, Tetiana: TRT World Ayers, Judith: WTTG–Fox Television Anderson, William: Sinclair Broadcast Group Azais, Jean-Pascal: Swiss Broadcasting Andree, Eric: AP–Broadcast B. Fischer, Andrew: News2Share Andress, Jeannie: AP–Broadcast Babb, Carla: Voice of America Aneiva, Roberto: NBC News Baca. Nathan: WJLA–TV / NewsChannel 8 Angrum, Khadija: Sinclair Broadcast Group Baghi, Baubak: Aljazeera English