AP Ground Game
About the Podcast
The coronavirus pandemic ranks among one of the most consequential stories ever covered by The Associated Press in its 170-year history. Go inside the hard-hit areas and all the places in between with AP’s global team of journalists as the world tries to stem the spread of the virus. Five days a week, hosted by APs Ralph Russo. APs coverage of the 2020 election doesn’t stop, we continue to present special episodes of Ground Game: Election 2020 in this feed as well. Original. Unbiased. Fact based. That’s what you get with the latest political news from The Associated Press. The AP’s Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace offers fresh insights and observations as she talks with newsmakers, reporters and editors on the biggest stories of the election. It’s the news you need from the ground up as America prepares to vote in Election 2020.
About the Host
Julie Pace & Ralph Russo
Julie Pace is Washington Bureau Chief for The Associated Press, directing AP’s coverage of the presidency, politics and the U.S. government. Previously she was AP’s White House Correspondent, contributing aggressive news reporting and sharp analysis to the AP news report. Pace won the White House Correspondents’ Association Merriman Smith award in 2013 for her work explaining the Obama campaign’s complex approach to voter turnout. She joined AP in 2007 as a multimedia reporter, developing and executing AP’s plans for live video coverage of 2008′s Election Day and the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Ralph Russo has been the national college football writer for The Associated Press since 2004, covering conference realignment, the creation of the College Football Playoff and every national championship game over the last 14 years. He focuses on trends on and off field, from the rise of up-tempo offenses to the NCAA governance overhaul that created autonomy for the so-called Power Five conferences. Russo has profiled Heisman Trophy winners and conference commissioners, and broken stories on the playoff, NCAA college basketball reform and coaching searches. Every Sunday during the football season, he hears it on social media from fans unhappy about their team’s place in the AP Top 25 poll. And still reads his mentions. Russo also developed the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast and is a regular host on SiriusXM’s college sports channels.
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