Howard Mortman

Director Of Communications at C-SPAN

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Strengths: Member of corporate executive management team for C-SPAN, nation's only public affairs cable TV network, a public service created by the cable TV operating companies ... Writing and media, both conventional and online. Extensive team and project management background.
Editorial and content creation plus strategic communications ... and implementation.
Seasoned veteran of media, political, and Washington DC environments.

Experience

  • C-SPAN

    C-SPAN

    15 years 6 months

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      Communications Director

      C-SPAN

      - Present 15 years 6 months

      Strategic communications & implementation:
      extend C-SPAN brand among traditional/new media
      Manage pro staff 3 media relations experts
      Speak about C-SPAN to key outside communities, constituencies, colleges
      Direct outreach to key Cong staff for using C-SPAN video
      Prepare reports to C-SPAN board on media coverage
      Research, script, and voice weekly C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" that tells story of today's policy/ political news in context of recent historical…

      Strategic communications & implementation:
      extend C-SPAN brand among traditional/new media
      Manage pro staff 3 media relations experts
      Speak about C-SPAN to key outside communities, constituencies, colleges
      Direct outreach to key Cong staff for using C-SPAN video
      Prepare reports to C-SPAN board on media coverage
      Research, script, and voice weekly C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" that tells story of today's policy/ political news in context of recent historical events.
      https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=theWeekly
      DC Examiner: "If you’re looking for a new source of unvarnished and interesting Washington news, follow Howard Mortman on Twitter"
      WPOST 2017 (Cillizza) list of winners in Trump speech: "C-SPAN's Howard Mortman: I loved Howard before this. And my love for C-SPAN is also well known"
      POLITICO Playbook 2017 & 2016: "Mortman, C-SPAN's indefatigable comms director"
      WEEKLY STANDARD (Terzian): "indefatigable"
      DCExaminer '16: "C-SPAN's cheerleader"
      DailyCaller '15: "one of most beloved public relations people in Washington"​
      Nominated 2012 MediaBistro "Washington's Favorite Flack"
      WPost called C-SPAN at Trump Tower elevator "groundbreaking innovation in live streaming"
      2016 House sit-in: worked w/ NYT, WSJ, AP, WP, USAToday, Time, CNN, POLITICO, REUTERS.
      Represented C-SPAN for POLITICO 50 "thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics"
      Mashable 2015: "C-SPAN took a stand against clickbait"
      Washingtonian: C-SPAN "a digital innovator”
      WPost: "C-SPAN started using graphic showing tweets from members Congress"
      VentureBeat: C-SPAN State Union livestream "most notable moment in politics on Facebook 2011"​
      Managed press 2012 C-SPAN exec transition news, anchored in NYT article
      Directed efforts for WPost 2013 profile: "At C-SPAN Washington Journal, wonk heaven"​
      Judge 2016/7 ScrippsHoward journalism awards
      Hearst Visiting Professional UNC 2016-2019
      Spoke Int'l Conference Social Media Ireland 2012
      Selected by company execs to revamp internal comms

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      Communications Director

      C-SPAN Television

      - Present 15 years 6 months

      Washington D.C. Metro Area

      'C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman offers insight on Capitol Hill
      The communications leader for the nonprofit broadcast group has a unique view into the changing way we communicate about the nation’s business."
      https://www.prdaily.com/c-spans-howard-mortman-offers-insight-on-capitol-hill/

      "C-SPAN’s wizard, Howard Mortman" The…

      'C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman offers insight on Capitol Hill
      The communications leader for the nonprofit broadcast group has a unique view into the changing way we communicate about the nation’s business."
      https://www.prdaily.com/c-spans-howard-mortman-offers-insight-on-capitol-hill/

      "C-SPAN’s wizard, Howard Mortman" The Hill

      https://thehill.com/homenews/1230-report/578714-the-hills-1230-report-will-paid-family-leave-lowered-prescription-drug-prices-be-in-democrats-spending-plan-jen-psaki-emilie-simons-wedding-bridal-sash

      WashPost senior editor: "The extreme genius that is
      @HowardMortman" https://twitter.com/anngerhart/status/1179523078868606977?s=21



      quoted in Sept 2018 WashPost: "the channel that has achieved cult status among policy geeks: C-SPAN" https://wapo.st/2QkQ2su

      Weekly Standard Phil Terzian: "the indefatigable @HowardMortman " https://twitter.com/PhilipTerzian/status/1039689822875598848

      FamousDC: "Howard Mortman has been dominating Twitter with great content"
      https://www.famousdc.com/2018/08/31/8-31-friday-round-laboring-weekend/

      Famous DC 7/2018: "Howard Mortman continues to dominate Twitter" https://www.famousdc.com/2018/07/27/727-friday-round-up-famous-is-our-second-favorite-f-word/
      Seth Meyers read my tweet May 9, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0zMjd5ZAJ4&feature=youtu.be&t=44s
      FamousDC: "Watching Howard tweet is like seeing Tiger Woods on Sunday in 1999 or Lebron in any game 7" https://twitter.com/AmosSnead/status/1011616504339730434
      Completed exec ed course at NYU Stern School Business: "Communications Strategies for Media & Entertainment Professionals" (May 2018)
      WPost reporter: "You are a national treasure, @HowardMortman " https://twitter.com/emilyaheil/status/948672346512076800
      WPost: Trump Tower elevator cam has officially become reality TV
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/11/30/trump-tower-elevator-cam-has-officially-become-reality-tv/?utm_term=.8779fdde1282

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      Director Of Communications

      C-SPAN

      - Present 15 years 6 months

      Capitol Hill Washington DC

      Planned and executed media strategy for C-SPAN's 40th anniversary in March 2019 and the associated brand refresh campaign. Among results, Washington Post headline: "Happy birthday, C-SPAN. We need you more than ever." The Atlantic: "In an era when nothing can gain universal acclaim in Washington, the universal fanfare that has attended C-SPAN's 40th anniversary is astonishing." Plus features in Wall Street Journal, on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, and mentions on late-night comedy shows…

      Planned and executed media strategy for C-SPAN's 40th anniversary in March 2019 and the associated brand refresh campaign. Among results, Washington Post headline: "Happy birthday, C-SPAN. We need you more than ever." The Atlantic: "In an era when nothing can gain universal acclaim in Washington, the universal fanfare that has attended C-SPAN's 40th anniversary is astonishing." Plus features in Wall Street Journal, on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, and mentions on late-night comedy shows. FedHeads Podcast.

      Spotlight presentation July 2019 Toronto conference Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Topic: Using C-SPAN Video for Fact Checking.

      Washington Post September 2019: A Mortman political video "went viral"
      https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?e=aG1vcnRtYW5AYy1zcGFuLm9yZw%3D%3D&s=5d7670ebfe1ff64568bad3ed&linknum=0&linktot=105

      Quoted in NY Post Jan. 17, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s first speech made C-SPAN history
      https://nypost.com/2019/01/17/ocasio-cortezs-first-speech-made-c-span-history/


      Quoted in Time magazine Jan. 18, 2019: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's First House Speech Broke a C-SPAN Record.
      http://time.com/5506749/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-house-speech-cspan-record/

      Fox News:
      "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speech broke C-SPAN record"
      https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-speech-broke-c-span-record

      Yahoo News: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's first House speech breaks online viewing records"
      https://news.yahoo.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-apos-first-221043086.html



      The Hill: "Ocasio-Cortez's first House floor speech becomes C-SPAN's most-viewed Twitter video" https://thehill.com/homenews/media/425860-ocasio-cortezs-first-floor-speech-quickly-becomes-most-viewed-c-span-video


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      Director Of Communications

      C-SPAN

      - Present 15 years 6 months

      Washington D.C. Metro Area

      Appointed to Ragan Communications Advisory Board for Communications Week 2021

      Washington Post Oct. 2019: "The extreme genius that is
      Howard Mortman" https://twitter.com/AnnGerhart/status/1179523078868606977

      The Hill newspaper Oct. 2019: "Howard is a national treasure." https://twitter.com/PoliticsReid/status/1180115656768929792

      Set up this Washington Post story: "C-SPAN goes big on impeachment…

      Appointed to Ragan Communications Advisory Board for Communications Week 2021

      Washington Post Oct. 2019: "The extreme genius that is
      Howard Mortman" https://twitter.com/AnnGerhart/status/1179523078868606977

      The Hill newspaper Oct. 2019: "Howard is a national treasure." https://twitter.com/PoliticsReid/status/1180115656768929792

      Set up this Washington Post story: "C-SPAN goes big on impeachment hearings"
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/12/c-span-goes-big-impeachment-hearings/

  • Public Affairs Practice Director

    New Media Strategies

    - 3 years

    Director of the Public Affairs Practice of New Media Strategies, the industry pioneer in online intelligence and strategy. Creator and writer of the blog Extreme Mortman.

  • Communications Director, Senior Executive Service

    U.S. Broadcasting Board Of Governors

    - 1 year 7 months

    Bush Administration appointee to agency overseeing America's international broadcasting efforts, such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio/TV Marti, Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia

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    Producer, "Hardball With Chris Matthews"

    MSNBC

    - 2 years 1 month

    DC-based political producer for MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews." Oversaw 2002 and 2004 election coverage

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    Hotline Editor and Columnist

    National Journal

    - 6 years 5 months

    Editor and columnist at The Hotline, the daily bible of American politics.

  • Editor and Columnist, The Hotline

    National Journal Group, Inc.

    - 7 years

  • Editor

    National Journal's Hotline

    - 7 years

  • Columnist, Extreme Mortman and Talking Heads

    NationalJournal.com at National Journal

    - 7 years

  • Communications Director

    Health Insurance Association of America

    - 9 months

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    Communications Director

    Empower America

    - 2 years 1 month

  • Communications Specialists

    HIAA

    - less than a year

  • Communications Director, Coalition

    Bush-Quayle '92 Presidential Campaign

    - 6 months

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    Special Assistant

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

    - 3 years 5 months

    Political appointee for HUD Secretary Jack Kemp

  • Special Assistant

    HUD

    - 3 years

  • Special Assistant

    US Dept. Housing & Urban Development

    - 3 years

  • Communications Director

    Bush-Quayle Presidential Inaugural Committee

    - 3 months

  • Communications Director, Coalitions

    Bush-Quayle '88 Presidential Campaign

    - 6 months

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    Communications

    Republican Jewish Coalition

    - 3 years

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