Roll Call Snags WBJ Editor Mike Mills as New Editorial Director

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Roll Call Group today announced it has hired Mike Mills as editorial director, overseeing editorial operations for the company's print and online publications and information services.

"Mike is joining us at a critical time in our company's history," said Roll Call Group Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Laurie Battaglia. "With the recent acquisition of Capitol Advantage and GalleryWatch, Mike's proven editorial success in political publishing is the background we need to create a cohesiveness in our editorial mission."

Mills comes to Roll Call Group from the Washington Business Journal, where he has served as Editor for the past two years. Prior to that, Mills was Executive Editor for Electronic Publishing at Congressional Quarterly, Inc., where he oversaw editorial operations and product development for the company's electronic products, successfully launching several electronic specialty publications. Prior to CQ, he was a reporter for The Washington Post, leading the paper's coverage of the technology sector.

"Roll Call is the gold standard of congressional journalism," says Mike Mills. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to help shape its overall editorial strategy."

About Roll Call Group

Founded in 1955, Roll Call Group is the leading news source for coverage of the people, politics and process that shape the legislative landscape. From our daily Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, to our legislative wire service, CongressNow, to our centralized policy intelligence service, Briefing Room, and our comprehensive legislative-tracking service, GalleryWatch, Roll Call Group provides its readers with the tools, data and access to understand and influence Congress. On Aug. 1 2008, Roll Call Group added Capitol Advantage to its growing stable of properties. Capitol Advantage helps organizations politically empower citizens through market leading online and offline products including the Congress At Your Fingertips Congressional directory, the Capwiz·XC online grassroots advocacy suite, and Knowlegis, a collection of online tools providing legislative data designed to help organizations manage their relationships with key policymakers.