Steven Portnoy Jumps to ABC Audio in National Correspondent Role
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Steven Portnoy, who has made a name for himself in recent years as a White House correspondent for CBS News Radio, is returning to ABC News to work as a national correspondent for its audio operations.
Portnoy got his start at ABC News, joining in 2002 as an intern for the White House unit of “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.” In 2006, he was named Washington correspondent for ABC News Radio, providing in-depth coverage of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and the 2011 death of Osama bin Laden.
At CBS News Radio, he covered the Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections and the Jan.
6 insurrection. He also reported on the prisoner swap that led to the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia. Portnoy served as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2021 to 2022. “Holding powerful officials accountable to the public and helping Americans understand their world have always been my objectives in journalism,” said Portnoy in a statement. “On those points and so many others, ABC News is best in class.” Separately, ABC News’ audio unit has selected Compass Media Networks to serve as the exclusive advertising representative for its commercial radio inventory and sponsorships, after an announcement surfaced in late June detailing plans for ABC to split with Skyview Networks, which had managed its audio ad inventory since 2014.
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