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Roll Call

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Roll Call
TypePeriodical newspaper
FormatNewspaper
OwnerFiscalNote
FounderSid Yudain
EditorEd Timms
FoundedJune 16, 1955
Political alignment
Nonpartisan
LanguageAmerican English
Headquarters1625 Eye Street NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
CountryUnited States
Circulation30,786 (June 2017)
OCLC number44314138
Websiterollcall.com
Senator Tim Wirth reading an issue of Roll Call in 1991

Roll Call is a newspaper and online publication based in Washington, D.C. When the United States Congress is in session, it reports news of legislative and political maneuverings on Capitol Hill, as well as covering 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. Former Roll Call columnists included Walter Shapiro, Patricia Murphy, and Stuart Rothenberg.

History

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Roll Call was founded in 1955 by Sid Yudain, a press secretary to Congressman Al Morano (R-Conn.).[1][2] The inaugural issue of the newspaper was published on June 16, 1955, with an initial printing of 10,000 copies.[3] 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 Jr., who was chairman of the American Stock Exchange at the time.[3] Yudain continued to work as a columnist for Roll Call after the sale.[3]

The Economist Group acquired Roll Call in 1993, immediately following Leavitt's appointment as 25th chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).[4] Roll Call merged with CQ in 2009 after CQ was purchased by The Economist Group.[5]

In July 2018, CQ Roll Call was acquired by FiscalNote.[6]

Brand franchises

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"Heard on the Hill"

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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".[7] On 30 April 2019, Roll Call announced the current Heard on the Hill writing team of Clyde McGrady and Kathryn Lyons.[8]

Congressional Baseball Game

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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 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)

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From 1957 until 1974, Roll Call featured a section titled "Hill Pinup," which showcased female Capitol Hill staffers in posed photographs with brief profiles.[9] The subjects were typically secretaries or 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. Linda Steele, a former Congressional staffer who was once profiled, 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."[10] The feature was discontinued 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 in 1975.[11]

Notable Roll Call staff

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  • Kathryn Lyons, Heard on the Hill reporter
  • Camila Dechalus, Immigration Reporter[12]
  • Rebecca Adams, Senior Editor[13]
  • Megan Scully, Senior Editor
  • Ed Timms, Investigations Editor
  • Herb Jackson, Politics Editor[14]
  • Jason Dick, Deputy Editor
  • Lindsey Gilbert, Deputy Editor
  • Lindsey McPherson, Senior Writer[15][16]
  • 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[17]

Notable Roll Call alumni

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Political Theater Podcast

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Political Theater Podcast is a Roll Call podcast hosted by Jason Dick.[22] Jason Dick and the Roll Call team spotlight the spectacle, the players, and what’s going on behind the scenes in Congress.[23]

CQ Budget Podcast

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CQ Budget Podcast is a Roll Call podcast hosted by budget tracker David Lerman. Lerman explains how lawmakers in Congress spend the nation’s money.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Weber, Bruce (October 26, 2013). "Sid Yudain, 90, Dies; Created Congress's Community Newspaper". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Schudel, Matt (October 22, 2013). "Sid Yudain, founder of Roll Call, dies at 90". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Rapp, David (October 21, 2013). "Roll Call Founder Sid Yudain Dies at 90". Roll Call. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Levitt Set To Sell Stake In Roll Call; SEC Pick Said Talking With the Economist
  5. ↑ The Guardian, "The Economist Group Buys Congressional Quarterly", July 22, 2009
  6. ↑ Calderone, Michael (July 25, 2018). "Economist Group to sell CQ Roll Call to FiscalNote". Politico.
  7. ↑ Gangitano, Alex. "Lobbying Reporter". The Hill. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ McKinless, Thomas (April 29, 2019). "Meet Roll Call's New Heard on the Hill Reporters". Roll Call.
  9. ↑ "'Pinups' Move on to Bigger Things". Roll Call. September 9, 2004. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Linda Steele, Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Bob Michel of Illinois". Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives. June 7, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Remembering the Little Paper That Could". Roll Call. June 10, 2005. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hurricane Maria". C-SPAN. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ Adams, Rebecca. "Energy Legislation". C-SPAN. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ Lippmann, Daniel. "Playbook PM: Trump heading to the border Thursday". Politico.
  15. ↑ Scanlan, Bill. "Research and Development Tax Credit Legislation". C-SPAN. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  16. ↑ Swain, Susan. "Newsmakers with Rep Mark Walker and Roll Call's Lindsey McPherson". C-SPAN Newsmakers. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  17. ↑ Ackley, Kate (October 23, 2017). "The Rise of Women Political Donors in the Age of Trump". CQ. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  18. ↑ Malone Kircher, Madison (July 25, 2016). "The DNC Email Leak Has a Viral Hero: Pablo". New York. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  19. ↑ Moore, Jack (July 24, 2016). "Working at the DNC Sounds Very Cool (Except Not at All)". GQ. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  20. ↑ Ohlheiser, Abby. "What to expect when a WikiLeaks dump turns you into an Internet folk hero". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  21. ↑ Velickovich, Alexa (July 15, 2021). "Behind the Byline: Katherine Tully-McManus". Politico. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  22. ↑ Dick, Jason (December 27, 2018). "The Most Listenable Political Theater Podcasts of 2018". Roll Call. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Political Theater". YouTube. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  24. ↑ "CQ Budget Podcast". Roll Call. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
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