Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
National Correspondent @ABCAudio, fmr CBS newsman, past @WHCA president, broadcast historian, law wonk, host of radio network special, “Who Killed George Polk?”
I’ve been filling in for the always excellent @TheBradMielke on his podcast, Start Here, this week. It’s a rundown of the day’s biggest stories, put together by the most talented audio producers I’ve ever worked with. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts!
Congratulations to @JacquiHeinrich, elected today to an At-Large seat on WHCA Board for term July 15, 2025 – July 14, 2028, and be association president in the third year – July 15, 2027 – July 14, 2028 For details: whca.press/2025/06/13/res…
Thanks to @RadioInk for the chance to share my passion and geekdom for our country’s rich broadcast history. radioink.com/2025/05/29/tal…
Some background on habeus corpus— As the nation sank into civil war, Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ to gird against threats from Maryland. But the chief justice called the move unlawful. Lincoln ultimately sought authorization from Congress. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wh-tr…
Tonight, we celebrate our American freedoms to worship, to speak, to write, to peacefully gather and to petition our government for a redress of grievances. I am proud to be among the hundreds of members of the @whca — the reporters, producers, photographers, technicians,…
Congratulations, Melissa! Thank you for your many years of service to your colleagues at @ABC, and at the other pool networks -- and to all American television viewers. Enjoy your retirement!
Veteran ABC News photographer Melissa Young was recognized in the White House press briefing room, ahead of her retirement after 44 years. Young has covered the White House since the Reagan administration and was one of the first female photojournalists in the press corp.
Wire service reporters have been covering presidents -- for local newspapers, local television & radio stations -- for as long as ANY outlet has covered presidents. To exclude the wires is to restrict access to readers/viewers/listeners of local news.
Fresh from a courtroom loss over The Associated Press' access to the presidency, the White House on Tuesday put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Pres. Trump by news agencies that serve media outlets around the world. abcnews.link/hZtAbZB
Just heard a radio commercial for a *Jeep* dealer offering “pre-tariff pricing” … How is an auto buyer supposed to know which traditionally-American car brands will be taxed, and at what rate, when, etc?
This org of working reporters represents nearly 900 journalists from some 300 different outlets, ranks that have hugely expanded in the past decade. Since 1914, the volunteers on the association’s board have devoted their own time to encourage comity amongst fierce competitors…
The WHCA on the White House Briefing Room: whca.press/2025/03/31/on-…