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Roll Call

{{Short description|American periodical newspaper}}

{{other uses|Roll call (disambiguation)}}

{{Use American English|date = April 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = April 2019}}

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Roll Call

| image = Roll Call logo.svg

| caption =

| type = Periodical newspaper

| format = Newspaper

| foundation = June 16, 1955

| ceased publication =

| price =

| owners = FiscalNote

| editor = Ed Timms

| founder = Sid Yudain

| language = American English

| political = Nonpartisan

| circulation = 30,786 (June 2017)

| headquarters = 1625 Eye Street NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

| publishing_country = United States

| ISSN =

| oclc = 44314138

| website = {{URL|rollcall.com}}

}}

File:Senator Tim Wirth reading Roll Call.jpg reading an issue of Roll Call in 1991]]

Roll Call is a newspaper and website published in Washington, D.C., United States, when the United States Congress is in session, reporting news of legislative and political maneuverings on Capitol Hill, as well as political coverage of congressional elections across the country.

Roll Call is the flagship publication of CQ Roll Call, which also operates: CQ (formerly Congressional Quarterly), publisher of a subscriber-based service for daily and weekly news about Congress and politics, as well as a weekly magazine. Roll Call's regular columnists are Walter Shapiro, Mary C. Curtis, Patricia Murphy, and Stuart Rothenberg.

History

Roll Call was founded in 1955 by Sid Yudain, a press secretary to Congressman Al Morano (R-Conn.).{{cite news|first=Bruce|last=Weber|title=Sid Yudain, 90, Dies; Created Congress's Community Newspaper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/us/politics/sid-yudain-who-created-roll-call-dies-at-90.html |work=The New York Times |date=2013-10-26 |access-date=2013-11-17}}{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Schudel|title=Sid Yudain, founder of Roll Call, dies at 90 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/sid-yudain-founder-of-roll-call-dies-at-90/2013/10/22/713dec18-3b31-11e3-a94f-b58017bfee6c_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2013-10-22 |access-date=2013-11-17}} The inaugural issue of the newspaper was published on June 16, 1955, with an initial printing of 10,000 copies.{{cite news|first=David|last=Rapp|title=Roll Call Founder Sid Yudain Dies at 90 |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/roll_call_founder_sid_yudain_dies_at_90-228552-1.html |work=Roll Call |date=2013-10-21 |access-date=2013-11-17}} Richard Nixon, then Vice President of the United States, wrote a letter to Yudain congratulating him on the new venture. Nixon's letter ran on the front page of the inaugural issue.

In 1986, Yudain sold Roll Call to Arthur Levitt, who was serving as the chairman of the American Stock Exchange at the time of the sale. Yudain continued to work as a columnist at Roll Call after the sale.

The Economist Group acquired Roll Call in 1993.[https://www.proquest.com/docview/307675869 Levitt Set To Sell Stake In Roll Call; SEC Pick Said Talking With the Economist] Roll Call merged with CQ in 2009 after the latter company was purchased by The Economist Group.The Guardian, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/22/congressional-quarterly-the-economist-group "The Economist Group Buys Congressional Quarterly"], July 22, 2009

In July 2018, a deal was announced for CQ Roll Call to be acquired by FiscalNote.{{cite news|title=Economist Group to sell CQ Roll Call to FiscalNote|author=Calderone, Michael|date=2018-07-25|work=Politico}}

Brand franchises

= "Heard on the Hill" =

In January 1988, Roll Call launched the "Heard on the Hill" column, which covers the intrigue of life and work in and around Capitol Hill. Alex Gangitano wrote Heard on the Hill from 2014 to 2018 before leaving to cover lobbying for The Hill.{{cite news |last1=Gangitano |first1=Alex |title=Lobbying Reporter |url=https://thehill.com/author/alex-gangitano |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=The Hill}} On 30 April 2019, Roll Call announced the current Heard on the Hill writing team of Clyde McGrady and Kathryn Lyons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/video/meet-roll-calls-new-heard-hill-reporters|title=Meet Roll Call's New Heard on the Hill Reporters|last=McKinless|first=Thomas|date=29 April 2019|website=Roll Call}}

=Congressional Baseball Game=

{{main|Congressional Baseball Game}}

In 1962, Roll Call began sponsoring the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. In 1965, the first Roll Call Trophy was awarded—to the Republican team, which was the first team to win three games since Roll Call began its sponsorship. Since then, a new trophy has been awarded to the next team that wins three games (over the next three, four, or five years), following the year in which the most recent trophy was awarded. Roll Call also sponsors the Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame.

= "Hill Pinup" Feature (1957-1974) =

From 1957 until 1974, Roll Call featured a regular section called "Hill Pinup," which showcased female Capitol Hill staffers in posed photographs with brief profiles.{{cite web |url=https://rollcall.com/2004/09/09/pinups-move-on-to-bigger-things/ |title='Pinups' Move on to Bigger Things |publisher=Roll Call |date=September 9, 2004 |access-date=April 22, 2025}} The subjects were typically secretaries and assistants to members of Congress, selected for their appearance and personality, with lawmakers occasionally suggesting their staff. The feature was considered prestigious by many who appeared in it, though attitudes changed over time. As Linda Steele, a former Deputy Chief of Staff who was once featured, recalled in a 2016 interview: "I doubt that any woman working on Capitol Hill now would even agree to do that, because in today's world it probably would be like a kiss of death, from a career standpoint."{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/ |title=Linda Steele, Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Bob Michel of Illinois |publisher=Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=April 22, 2025}} The feature was discontinued in 1974 as social attitudes evolved and "photographers got skittish about taking it," according to Yudain. This change coincided with Roll Call's transition away from being "a polite purveyor of secretaries' pinups and ladies' lunch notices" toward more politically focused content. The feature was replaced with a "Hill Personalities" feature the following year. {{cite web |url=https://rollcall.com/2005/06/10/remembering-the-little-paper-that-could/ |title=Remembering the Little Paper That Could |publisher=Roll Call |date=June 10, 2005 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}

Notable ''Roll Call'' staff

  • Kathryn Lyons, Heard on the Hill reporter
  • Camila Dechalus, Immigration Reporter{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4767874/hurricane-maria|title=Hurricane Maria |publisher=C-SPAN |language=en-us|access-date=2019-09-01}}
  • Rebecca Adams, Senior Editor{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?168857-1/energy-legislation|title=Energy Legislation|last1=Adams|first1=Rebecca |publisher=C-SPAN |access-date=19 November 2017}}
  • Megan Scully, Senior Editor
  • Ed Timms, Investigations Editor
  • Herb Jackson, Politics Editor{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2019/01/07/trump-heading-to-the-border-thursday-371615|title=Playbook PM: Trump heading to the border Thursday|last=Lippmann|first=Daniel|work=Politico}}
  • Jason Dick, Deputy Editor
  • Lindsey Gilbert, Deputy Editor
  • Lindsey McPherson, Senior Writer{{cite web|last1=Scanlan|first1=Bill|title=Research and Development Tax Credit Legislation|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?326175-1/lindsey-mcpherson-research-development-tax-credit-legislation |publisher=C-SPAN |access-date=19 November 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Swain|first1=Susan|title=Newsmakers with Rep Mark Walker and Roll Call's Lindsey McPherson|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?421206-1/newsmakers-mark-walker|publisher=C-SPAN Newsmakers|access-date=19 November 2017}}
  • Niels Lesniewski, Senior Writer
  • John M. Donnelly, Senior Writer
  • Jennifer Shutt, Budget and Appropriations Reporter
  • Bridget Bowman, Politics Reporter
  • Simone Pathé, Politics Reporter
  • Stephanie Akin, Politics Reporter
  • Kate Ackley, Lobbying Reporter{{Cite news|url=http://mailchi.mp/b7dcc4991ce2/big-story-the-rise-of-women-political-donors-in-the-age-of-trump-by-kate-ackley|title=The Rise of Women Political Donors in the Age of Trump|last=Ackley|first=Kate|date=23 October 2017 |work=CQ |access-date=18 Nov 2017}}

Notable ''Roll Call'' alumni

Political Theater Podcast

Political Theater Podcast is a Roll Call podcast hosted by Jason Dick.{{Cite news| last1 = Dick| first1 = Jason| title = The Most Listenable Political Theater Podcasts of 2018| work = Roll Call| access-date = 2019-12-02| date = 2018-12-27| url = https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/the-most-listenable-political-theater-podcasts-of-2018}} Jason Dick and the Roll Call team spotlight the spectacle, the players and what’s going on behind the curtain in Washington’s long-running drama: Congress. {{Cite web |title=Political Theater |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sEtMR4aiVcIzat9IAwtmAiQBmLzFofI |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=YouTube |language=en}}

CQ Budget Podcast

CQ Budget Podcast is a Roll Call podcast hosted by David Lerman. Budget tracker, David Lerman, explains how lawmakers in Congress spend the nation’s money. {{Cite web |title=CQ Budget Podcast |url=https://rollcall.com/podcast/cq-budget-podcast/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Roll Call |language=en-US}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{official website |http://www.rollcall.com}}

{{White House James S. Brady Press Briefing Room seating chart}}

{{The Economist Group}}

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