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2024 RTCA Dinner Recap & Photos

The 2024 RTCA Executive Board on stage at The Anthem, following the Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner

2024 RTCA Award Winners

CAPITOL HILL— The Radio Television Correspondents’ Association of Capitol Hill, founded in 1939 and consisting of broadcast journalists who report on the United States Congress, is thrilled to announce the winners of our 2024 awards. This year’s award winners will be honored on Thursday September 12th, at the RTCA’s annual awards dinner and a first-ever…
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2024 RTCA Awards

The RTCA will now accept award nominations up until Friday, August 23rd at 5pm ET. This will be the last and FINAL deadline. As a reminder here are the awards up for nomination: The Radio Television Correspondents Association is happy to announce that nominations are now open for the 2024 Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner. We are accepting nominations…
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RTCA Dinner 2024: Tables & Tickets Info

BREAKING NEWS: TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR THE 2024 RTCA ANNUAL DINNER! We are excited to announce that tickets are now available for purchase for the 2024 RTCA Dinner, which will take place September 12th at the Anthem in Washington, DC. The deadline to purchase tickets is Tuesday, September 3rd, at 5pm ET. All members and their organizations can…
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Nominations Now Open: 2024 Awards

The Radio Television Correspondents Association is happy to announce that nominations are now open for the 2024 Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner. We are accepting nominations until August 16th.  This year’s dinner on Sep. 12th at the Anthem in Washington DC will be celebrating excellence in journalism with the following awards: Joan Shorenstein Barone Award The Joan Shorenstein…
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SAVE THE DATE: 2024 Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner @ The Anthem

NEWS: No longer will you need to decide between a Presidential debate and the Radio-Television Correspondents’ Association premier dinner honoring the Capitol Hill press corps! The executive committee is happy to announce a new date for our annual dinner. Our annual dinner and awards show will be held Thursday September 12th, 2024 at The Anthem on the Wharf. This is a change from the previously announced date…
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Congressional Correspondents’ Letter to Leaders Schumer and McConnell regarding situation around LBJ room

The RTCA Executive Committee executive committee joined the Standing Committee of Correspondents & Periodical Press Gallery to send a letter to Senate leaders to address the situation on Wednesday, March 20th, around the LBJ room. We remain committed to fighting for press access throughout the Capitol. We will keep you updated on our a response to our letter.…
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2023 RTCA Election Results & Update

On Thursday, December 14th, the RTCA concluded our annual elections and welcomed four new members to the RTCA Executive Committee. ABC News’s Allie Pecorin was elected as the Committee’s Vice Chair for 2024, and will serve as Chair in 2025. Also joining the board are FOX News Radio’s Ryan Schmelz, C-SPAN’s Craig Caplan, and CNN’s…
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Statement by the RTCA Executive Committee

Members of the RTCA Executive Committee of Correspondents have met with representatives of the Senate Sergeant at Arms Office & U.S. Capitol Police to review the events of Thursday, February 14 in the Senate basement subway area. During some key afternoon votes that day, some of our journalist colleagues reported having their access to Senators…
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2018 RTCA Executive Committee Election Results

Congratulations to the four new members of the RTCA Executive Committee: Jason Donner of Fox News Channel, Ben Siegel of ABC News, Kelsey Snell of NPR and Padma Rama of the Associated Press. As the top vote getter, Donner will serve as Chair in 2020. December 13, 2018 Election Results: 1. Jason Donner, Fox News…
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