Show Press Releases February 7, 2025 ABC AUDIO EXPANDS AWARD-WINNING DAILY NEWS PODCAST ‘START HERE’ WITH NEW WEEKEND EDITION AVAILABLE TO ABC NEWS RADIO AFFILIATES ABC Audio announced today the award-winning daily news podcast “Start Here,” hosted by Brad Mielke, will expand to a new weekend edition, “Start Here Weekend,” for ABC News Radio affiliates beginning Feb. 21. The new hourlong radio show will dive deeper into the stories driving headlines from the week through in-depth conversations with ABC News correspondents, experts and newsmakers joining Mielke each episode. “The expansion of ‘Start Here’ into radio programming underscores ABC News’ dedication to delivering engaging, insightful journalism and commitment to meeting audience demand for high-quality, trustworthy reporting anytime, anywhere and on any platform,” said Liz Alesse, vice president of ABC Audio. “We’re excited to introduce new listeners to ‘Start Here,’ extend the show’s multiplatform reach, and further solidify ABC News’ leadership in the audio space.” Year over year, “Start Here” has retained a highly engaged, daily podcast audience and regularly lands on the Top News Po Press Release - ABC Audio November 12, 2024 ABC AUDIO INVESTIGATES THE NAVAJO NATION’S STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD-WINNING PODCAST SERIES ‘RECLAIMED’ For the Navajo Nation, the struggle for access to water, the most basic human right, continues. At least one-third of residents in the Navajo Nation — the largest Indigenous tribe in the United States — need to travel miles to get water for drinking, bathing, cooking and cleaning. Even more, many are concerned about the potential presence of uranium and other harmful substances in the water, which has historically been linked to increased cancer rates among Navajo people. In a new season of ABC Audio’s Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast “Reclaimed,” this urgent, life-threatening issue is brought to light. “Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation” is a four-part series that premiered MONDAY, NOV. 11, during Native American Heritage Month. Hosted by Charly Edsitty, a Navajo nation citizen and journalist with ABC’s Houston affiliate KTRK-TV, this series chronicles the Navajo Nation’s generations-long fight for water rights — a battle that has reached a critical turning point with a Press Release - ABC Audio April 9, 2024 ABC News Announces Ike Ejiochi As Correspondent Good morning, ABC News. I’m delighted to announce that Ike Ejiochi has been promoted to correspondent, based in New York. Ike has reported on a variety of stories across our programs and platforms since joining ABC News in 2021, including the “Nightline” special “Swimming While Black,” which was nominated for an Emmy® and won the national Edward R. Murrow Award as a part of ABC News Radio. Ike was instrumental in covering a number of important stories, including the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, and the deadly tornadoes in Paducah, Kentucky, in 2021. His reporting also ignited a cultural conversation with Sean Bankhead and Laurieann Gibson, choreographers who have worked with Michael Jackson, Dixie Chicks, Beyonce and more, about rising through the ranks of dance as Black artists. Before joining ABC News, Ike was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WTTG in Washington, D.C., where he covered stories that ranged from the Press Release - Corporate March 14, 2024 ABC News’ ‘Start Here’ Podcast Delves Into the Growing Threat of Fungal Infections on a Special Edition Posting Friday, March 15 ABC News’ flagship daily podcast “Start Here,” in partnership with the ABC News Medical Unit, will run a special edition reporting on the escalating dangers posed by fungal infections on FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Fungi live all around us, from soil and water to the air we breathe. For the most part, it is harmless, but in certain circumstances, it can become deadly. According to a study in the journal Microbial Cell, fungal infections kill an estimated 1.7 million people worldwide each year, including thousands of people in the United States. Now, driven by climate change, population growth and drug resistance, the danger is growing. “I was blown away by this reporting when the ABC News Medical Unit brought it to our attention,” said Brad Mielke, host and managing editor of “Start Here.” “The scope of this goes beyond one state or one type of infection. It’s about how a changing climate is literally reshaping what our bodies will be exposed to in the coming years. If the goal of ‘Start Here’ Press Release - ABC Audio September 20, 2023 ABC News announces new season of ‘reclaimed,’ the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast series delving into the history of baseball’s Negro leagues Today, ABC Audio released the trailer for its six-part podcast series “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League,” the latest season of its award-winning “Reclaimed” franchise. Host Vanessa Ivy Rose traces the history of her grandfather, Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, who, along with other Black baseball players in the early 20th century, was shut out of Major League Baseball due to his race. The series explores how America’s pastime was shaped by its history of segregation and the impact Black players have had on the sport. The first two episodes of “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League” debut Monday, Oct. 2, with new episodes posting weekly through October. Prior to Jackie Robinson joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, Black players were not allowed to compete in Major League Baseball. The exclusion led to the creation of their own league in 1920. The impact of the Negro Leagues went far beyond baseball and became a pillar of Black life in America. The podcast series chronicles the growth of the Negro Press Release - ABC Audio
February 7, 2025 ABC AUDIO EXPANDS AWARD-WINNING DAILY NEWS PODCAST ‘START HERE’ WITH NEW WEEKEND EDITION AVAILABLE TO ABC NEWS RADIO AFFILIATES ABC Audio announced today the award-winning daily news podcast “Start Here,” hosted by Brad Mielke, will expand to a new weekend edition, “Start Here Weekend,” for ABC News Radio affiliates beginning Feb. 21. The new hourlong radio show will dive deeper into the stories driving headlines from the week through in-depth conversations with ABC News correspondents, experts and newsmakers joining Mielke each episode. “The expansion of ‘Start Here’ into radio programming underscores ABC News’ dedication to delivering engaging, insightful journalism and commitment to meeting audience demand for high-quality, trustworthy reporting anytime, anywhere and on any platform,” said Liz Alesse, vice president of ABC Audio. “We’re excited to introduce new listeners to ‘Start Here,’ extend the show’s multiplatform reach, and further solidify ABC News’ leadership in the audio space.” Year over year, “Start Here” has retained a highly engaged, daily podcast audience and regularly lands on the Top News Po Press Release - ABC Audio
November 12, 2024 ABC AUDIO INVESTIGATES THE NAVAJO NATION’S STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD-WINNING PODCAST SERIES ‘RECLAIMED’ For the Navajo Nation, the struggle for access to water, the most basic human right, continues. At least one-third of residents in the Navajo Nation — the largest Indigenous tribe in the United States — need to travel miles to get water for drinking, bathing, cooking and cleaning. Even more, many are concerned about the potential presence of uranium and other harmful substances in the water, which has historically been linked to increased cancer rates among Navajo people. In a new season of ABC Audio’s Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast “Reclaimed,” this urgent, life-threatening issue is brought to light. “Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation” is a four-part series that premiered MONDAY, NOV. 11, during Native American Heritage Month. Hosted by Charly Edsitty, a Navajo nation citizen and journalist with ABC’s Houston affiliate KTRK-TV, this series chronicles the Navajo Nation’s generations-long fight for water rights — a battle that has reached a critical turning point with a Press Release - ABC Audio
April 9, 2024 ABC News Announces Ike Ejiochi As Correspondent Good morning, ABC News. I’m delighted to announce that Ike Ejiochi has been promoted to correspondent, based in New York. Ike has reported on a variety of stories across our programs and platforms since joining ABC News in 2021, including the “Nightline” special “Swimming While Black,” which was nominated for an Emmy® and won the national Edward R. Murrow Award as a part of ABC News Radio. Ike was instrumental in covering a number of important stories, including the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, and the deadly tornadoes in Paducah, Kentucky, in 2021. His reporting also ignited a cultural conversation with Sean Bankhead and Laurieann Gibson, choreographers who have worked with Michael Jackson, Dixie Chicks, Beyonce and more, about rising through the ranks of dance as Black artists. Before joining ABC News, Ike was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WTTG in Washington, D.C., where he covered stories that ranged from the Press Release - Corporate
March 14, 2024 ABC News’ ‘Start Here’ Podcast Delves Into the Growing Threat of Fungal Infections on a Special Edition Posting Friday, March 15 ABC News’ flagship daily podcast “Start Here,” in partnership with the ABC News Medical Unit, will run a special edition reporting on the escalating dangers posed by fungal infections on FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Fungi live all around us, from soil and water to the air we breathe. For the most part, it is harmless, but in certain circumstances, it can become deadly. According to a study in the journal Microbial Cell, fungal infections kill an estimated 1.7 million people worldwide each year, including thousands of people in the United States. Now, driven by climate change, population growth and drug resistance, the danger is growing. “I was blown away by this reporting when the ABC News Medical Unit brought it to our attention,” said Brad Mielke, host and managing editor of “Start Here.” “The scope of this goes beyond one state or one type of infection. It’s about how a changing climate is literally reshaping what our bodies will be exposed to in the coming years. If the goal of ‘Start Here’ Press Release - ABC Audio
September 20, 2023 ABC News announces new season of ‘reclaimed,’ the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast series delving into the history of baseball’s Negro leagues Today, ABC Audio released the trailer for its six-part podcast series “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League,” the latest season of its award-winning “Reclaimed” franchise. Host Vanessa Ivy Rose traces the history of her grandfather, Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, who, along with other Black baseball players in the early 20th century, was shut out of Major League Baseball due to his race. The series explores how America’s pastime was shaped by its history of segregation and the impact Black players have had on the sport. The first two episodes of “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League” debut Monday, Oct. 2, with new episodes posting weekly through October. Prior to Jackie Robinson joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, Black players were not allowed to compete in Major League Baseball. The exclusion led to the creation of their own league in 1920. The impact of the Negro Leagues went far beyond baseball and became a pillar of Black life in America. The podcast series chronicles the growth of the Negro Press Release - ABC Audio
