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Gongwer News Service Contact Information
Reach our office:
Gongwer News Service/Ohio
17 S. High St., Suite 630
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-1992
FAX: (614) 221-7844
Email: gongwer@gongwer-oh.com
Meet our staff:
Alan Miller, President
Mr. Miller has been with Gongwer News Service for more than three decades, joining the company as a reporter after his graduation from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Al, who covered the Michigan Legislature for Gongwer from 1972-1992, follows a variety of issues and is also responsible for the company’s main business operations.
Scott Miller, Vice President
Scott regularly covers the Ohio Senate, and a variety of policy issues, including public utilities, energy and public employee retirement systems, among other issues. A former president of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association, he is a graduate of Miami University. He is also responsible for Gongwer subscription and distribution matters.
Kent Cahlander, Editor
A graduate of Ohio State University, Kent became a Gongwer staff writer in 1998. Promoted to the editor position in 2003, he is responsible for assignments, coverage and the content of the Gongwer Ohio Report. He covers a variety of subjects and venues, including the state budget process.
Rachel Buccicone, Staff Writer
An honors graduate of Ohio State University, Rachel comes to Gongwer from Suburban News Publications, where she covered various beats, including Columbus City Council, as a senior reporter.
John Chalfant, Staff Writer
Mr. Chalfant has been a full-time staff writer with Gongwer since 2002. A graduate of Ohio University’s School of Journalism, he covers Ohio’s court system and the administration, bills pertaining to insurance, civil and criminal law, and politics, among other topics. John is a former broadcast newsman who began covering the Statehouse in 1977 for The Associated Press.
Marcus Roth, Staff Writer
Mr. Roth has been a staff writer with Gongwer since 2005. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he has been responsible for coverage of the biennial budget and also covers environmental, agriculture and health issues. Before joining Gongwer, Marcus wrote for the (Lexington, Va.) News-Gazette and published freelance pieces in The Washington Post.