6-6-13
WTOP Radio?s Capitol Hill correspondent, Dave McConnell, has been named by the Radio & Television Correspondents? Association as the first-ever recipient of the ?Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress.? This is a new award established by the RTCA to honor those journalists who represent career achievement and dedication to Congressional coverage. The award further highlights House and Senate reporting that is respected and considered a model for all. The RTCA presented the honor Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
McConnell, a veteran journalist with more than 50 years of reporting in Washington, has covered decades of presidential elections, White House administrations, Watergate, and more. He joined WTOP in 1965 and became the station?s full-time Capitol Hill correspondent in 1981, a position which he still holds today. McConnell is a Maryland native and has received numerous awards over the years, including an A.I.R. ?Lifetime Achievement Award? and a Society of Professional Journalists ?Hall of Fame Award.?
