RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS’ GALLERIES* SENATE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room S–325, 224–6421 Director.—Michael Mastrian Deputy Director.—Jane Ruyle Senior Media Coordinator.—Michael Lawrence Media Coordinator.—Sara Robertson HOUSE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY The Capitol, Room H–321, 225–5214 Director.—Tina Tate Deputy Director.—Olga Ramirez Kornacki Assistant for Administrative Operations.—Gail Davis Assistant for Technical Operations.—Andy Elias Assistants: Gerald Rupert, Kimberly Oates EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS’ GALLERIES Joe Johns, NBC News, Chair Jerry Bodlander, Associated Press Radio Bob Fuss, CBS News Edward O’Keefe, ABC News Dave McConnell, WTOP Radio Richard Tillery, The Washington Bureau David Wellna, NPR 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 *Information is based on data furnished and edited by each respective gallery. 969 970 Congressional Directory 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 regulations. 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. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker, House of Representatives. TRENT LOTT, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS’ GALLERIES Abad Serra, Ignasi: Catalunya Radio Al-Moajil, Waleed: APTN Abbott, Stacey: National Public Radio Alnwick, Melanie: WTTG–Fox Television Abdalla, Hebah: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Alrawi, Khaldoun: APTN Abdallah, Khalil: CNN Alvarez, Manuel: C–SPAN Abe, Takaaki: Nippon TV Network Alvey, Jay: WRC–TV/NBC–4 Abed, Nader: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Alvey, Jay D.: Diversified Communications, Inc. Abrams, Mike: Radio One (DCI) Abramson, Larry: National Public Radio Ambinder, Marc: ABC News Abtar, Rana: Middle East Television Network Ammerman, Stuart: Freelance (Alhurra) Amperiadis, Dimitrios: Hellenic Broadcast Corp. Abuelhawa, Daoud: Middle East Television Anastasi, Patrick G.: NBC News Network (Alhurra) Anders, Jaroslaw: Voice of America Aburahma, Eyad: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Anderson, Anne Davenport: Newshour with Jim Acharya, Niharika: Voice of America Lehrer Ackerman, Thomas: Belo Capital Bureau Anderson, Charles: Freelance Ackland, Matt: Freelance Anderson, Kevin: BBC Adams, Douglas A.: NBC News Anderson, Scott: ABC News Adams, James M.: WRC–TV/NBC–4 Anderson, Shawn: WTOP Radio Adams, Jeff: ABC News Andonovski, Vedran: Voice of America Adams, Larry: Native American Television Andress, Jeannie Ohm: NBC News Adelhardt, Christine: German Television/ARD Andrew, Jeffrey: WTTG–Fox Television Advani, Reena: National Public Radio Andrews, Wyatt: CBS News Afsharian, Maria: NBC News Angelini, Mark: Belo Capital Bureau Aguirre, Bertrand: TF1 French Television Angle, James L.: Fox News Ahearn, Brian M.: East Coast Television Anglim, John: Freelance Ahlquist, Gregory E.: Fox News Anthony, Karyn: CBS News Ahmad, Adriana: Voice of America Antonie, Victor: Reuters Television Ahmed, Lukman: MBC–TV (Middle East Aoun, Larissa: Middle East Television Network Broadcasting) (Alhurra) Ahmed, M. Anis: Voice of America Apokis, Dimitrios: Hellenic Broadcast Corp. Ahn, Jaehoon: Radio Free Asia Archer, Nelson: NBC News Aitken, Cynthia L.: Tribune Broadcasting Ardalan, Faraj: Voice of America Akassy, Hugues-Denver: Orbite Television, Inc. Arena, Bruno: Freelance Akkad, Reem: ABC News Arena, Kelli: CNN Alami, Mohammed: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Arenstein, Howard: CBS News Albano, Thomas: CBS News Argentieri, David: National Public Radio Alberter, William: CNN Armfield, Robert: Fox News Albright-Hanna, Kate: CNN Armstrong, Phyllis: WUSA–TV Alcott, Abigail K.: Fox News Armwood, Adrian Conrad: Freelance Aldridge, William T.: Hearst-Argyle Television Arobaga-Reardon, Mary: Voice of America Alexander, Clinton N.: CBS News Arrington, Percy: NBC News Alexander, Kenneth: C–SPAN Artesona, Eva: Catalan Television Alexanian, Nubar: National Public Radio Aryankalayil, Babu: Middle East Television Al-Haj, Talal: MBC–TV (Middle East Broadcasting) Network Ali, Shujaat: NBC News Asberg, Stefan: Swedish Television Allard, John: ABC News Ashburn, Lauren: USA Today Live Alldredge, Thomas: C–SPAN Asher, Julie: Fox News Allen, Darrell: Voice of America Aspery, Gregory: Tribune Broadcasting Allen, Keith: Reuters Television Assuras, Thalia: CBS News Allison, Lynn Quarles: WETA–TV Attkisson, Sharyl: CBS News Al-Mirazi, Hafez: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Augenstein, Neal: WTOP Radio 971 972 Congressional Directory MEMBERS ENTITLED TO ADMISSION—Continued Austin, Kenneth L.: NBC News Bavaud, Pierre: Swiss Broadcasting Austin, Traci Mitchell: Hearst-Argyle Television Beahn, James P.: WUSA–TV Autrey, Steven: CBN News Beale, Jonathan: BBC Avila, Viviana: Caracol TV Beall, Gary Glenn: NBC News Azais, Jean-Pascal: TF1 French Television Bearson, Sonya Crawford: ABC News Azzam, Heni: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Beasley, David: Radio Free Asia Babington-Heina, Martin: Freelance Beasley, Diane: CBS News Bach, David: Radio Free Asia Beausoleil, Garry: SRN News Bach, Stephen: CNN Becker, Bruce: Fox News Bachenheimer, Stephan: Deutsche Welle Television Becker, Farrel: CBS News Bachmann, Thorsten: German Television/ARD Becker, Frank K.: WJLA–TV/Newschannel 8 Bacon, Jason: WJLA–TV/Newschannel 8 Becker, Regina M.: CBS News Bagnato, Barry: CBS News Beery, Nic: Mobile Video Services Baham, Todd: C–SPAN Belanger, Elizabeth: CNN Baier, Bret: Fox News Bell, Bradley: WJLA–TV/Newschannel 8 Bailor, Michelle: C–SPAN Bell Kathuria, Afrika: C–SPAN Baird, Ashley Anne: CBS News Bell, Ross: Capitol Pulse Baker, Cissy: Tribune Broadcasting Bellard, Joseph: Bloomberg Television Baker, Craig: CNN Bellman, Charles: Al-Jazeera TV/Peninsula Baker, Dai: Independent Television News (ITN) Belmar, Adam: ABC News Baker, Les: Fox News Bena, John: CNN Baldwin, Lorna: Newshour with Jim Lehrer Bender,