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Kwame Holman joined The NewsHour in 1983 as a producer/correspondent and became congressional correspondent in 1992. Prior to joining The NewsHour, Kwame was a reporter and producer for the CBS affiliate WTOC in Savannah, Georgia. He also served as a public relations consultant to the National Summit Conference on Black Economic Development and as a special assistant to the president of the Children's Defense Fund. During 1980, Kwame was acting press secretary to the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Kwame's reporting for The NewsHour earned him two national awards for journalistic excellence: a George Polk Award for National Television Reporting in 1984 for his reporting on violence and abortion clinics and, in 1985, an Emmy Award for his reporting on the nation's farm crisis.

Kwame left the PBS NewsHour in 2014.

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Politics Dec 20

Democrats Set Stage for Supreme Court Defense of Voting Rights Act Provision

The U.S. Supreme Court building. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. With the Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to a main provision of the Voting Rights Act in February, advocates argued Wednesday that the November elections only underscored the…

Politics Apr 19

Shad Happens: Planking and Politicking in Rural Virginia

Joe Crockett pulls nails from smoked shad at the 64th annual Ruritan Club Shad Planking in Wakefield, Va. Photo By Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call. Updated April 20, 2:30 p.m. Politics wasn't always a main item on the menu at the…

Politics Feb 11

The Doubleheader: Mark Shields Responds to Reddit Questions

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9YY0e2WKEY] How the tables have turned. Last week, David Brooks wound up answering questions solo when Mark Shields was held up. This week, the situation was conveniently reversed, allowing Shields to answer questions posed to him by the…

Politics May 18

Politico Reporter: Primaries Test Power of Parties’ Establishments

_pap_embed_custom('news01s3fb8qebd',482,304,""); Politico national political reporter James Hohmann stopped by The Rundown Tuesday to talk about the first big day of the 2010 midterm season as voters head to the polls in Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Kentucky to…

Health Apr 13

‘Frontline’ Explores the Politics of Health Care in ‘Obama’s Deal’

The “Frontline” report “Obama’s Deal” premieres Tuesday on PBS, giving viewers an in-depth insider’s view on the year-long, high-stakes health care reform debate. Producer Michael Kirk followed the twists and turns of the story as it…

Politics Apr 13

Supreme Court Nomination Comes at Critical Time for Obama Agenda

Politico White House Editor Craig Gordon spoke with us Tuesday about how President Obama may be forming his strategy around a replacement nominee for the retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. According to Gordon, the White…

Politics Apr 09

Brooks and Marcus: Partisans ‘Choose Their Own Reality’ on Obama’s Politics

The old saying goes that you can’t make all the people happy all the time, but President Obama seems be drawing plenty of criticism from liberals and conservatives alike in recent months. Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus,…

Politics Apr 02

Shields and Brooks on Americans’ Attitudes Toward Health Reform Bill

Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by the Rundown to discuss the political climate during Congress’ spring break. As tourists flood to Washington for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, members of Congress are headed home to some districts…

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