OHIO LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION

Created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1893 to accredit Statehouse reporters, the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association (OLCA) has spanned the eras of hand-set type and fountain pens, to VDTs and full-page pagination, to laptops, smartphones and TikTok videos. OLCA members are professional journalists whose primary duties involve news coverage of the Legislature, state agencies and officials, and politics. More than 40 OLCA members represent print and digital news organizations from around Ohio, as well as The Associated Press, daily information and photo services, radio stations and broadcast and cable television stations. OLCA functions independently to ensure only legitimate reporters are granted floor privileges in the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate. OLCA also acts as a watchdog to preserve the rights of the public and press to access government records and meetings.

• President: Noah Blundo, Hannah News Service
• Vice President: Jessie Balmert, USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau
• Treasurer: Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com
• Secretary: Mike Livingston, Gongwer News Service
• Board member: Jo Ingles, Ohio Public Radio & TV
• Immediate past president: Darrel Rowland, WSYX/WTTE/MyTV