ABC News Introduces 2022 Midterm Campaign Reporters and Producers

Earlier today, ABC News President Kim Goodwin announced the network’s team of 2022 midterm campaign producers/reporters.

What’s Happening:

Meet the 2022 Midterm Campaign Reporters/Producers:

Libby Cathey is a multimedia reporter for ABCNews.com based in the Washington bureau, covering the White House, Capitol Hill and breaking political news. She started her ABC News career as a desk assistant in Washington. Prior to ABC, Libby served as a talent and travel coordinator at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and as a local news story editor at Snapchat.

Miles Cohen is a New York-based producer working in Good Morning America’s booking department and on cross-platform special projects. Before joining ABC, Miles served as an investigator intern at the Federal Defenders of New York’s Brooklyn location and as a legal intern at the Metropolitan Public Defender in Portland, Oregon.

Abby Cruz is a D.C.-based producer/reporter for ABC News’ Race & Culture unit, producing and reporting for each ABC News platform. She’s fluent in Spanish and uses her bilingual skills to interview and translate in the field, during interviews and in edit. Abby worked at The Washington City Paper and The Philadelphia Daily News prior to ABC.

Hannah Demissie is a digital journalist in the political unit, compiling and maintaining reporting and research about the midterms and important political developments. Previously, Hannah was a desk assistant in Washington and a political unit intern at CBS News.

Lalee Ibssa is a digital journalist with our Pennsylvania Avenue team in D.C., where she reports and produces from Capitol Hill for multiplatforms. Prior to that role, Lalee served as a desk assistant in Washington; and before ABC, Lalee served as a content producer at NBC Bay Area.

Will McDuffie is digital news associate with the New York desk, where he covers breaking news. Will began at ABC as a member of the politics desk and reported on Florida in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. Previously, Will was a corps member at Teach for America and taught third grade at elementary schools in Minneapolis and Brooklyn.

Paulina Tam is a segment producer at Nightline in New York who embedded with the Newark Police Department for a Soul of a Nation primetime segment on the future of policing. Previously, Paulina was a production associate at World News Tonight with David Muir.

Memo from Kim Goodwin:

Team –

I am excited to introduce our 2022 midterm campaign producers/reporters: Libby Cathey, Miles Cohen, Abby Cruz, Hannah Demissie, Lalee Ibssa, Will McDuffie and Paulina Tam.

Hailing from across the news division, this group of seven will be the first embed class at ABC News to cover the midterm election races. They will provide research and reporting to all ABC News programs and platforms including broadcast, audio, digital and streaming – including Hulu.

They are dogged, smart and innovative reporters who all share a love of political journalism. Over the next several months, they will work with our powerhouse political unit and political correspondents during what is sure to be a busy and crucial election season. In their new roles, they will report from across the country on national, state and local races, and provide important context about the issues on voters’ minds.

Please join me in congratulating our new 2022 midterm campaign producers/reporters and be sure to check out the below to learn more about each of them. I look forward to seeing what they accomplish in their new roles.

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Kim