Start Here
About the Podcast
At this time, Start Here’s episodes are focusing on the topic of COVID-19. A straightforward look at the day's top news in 20 minutes. Powered by ABC News. Hosted by Brad Mielke. Winner of the 2019 Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation.
About the Host
Brad Mielke
Brad Mielke is an ABC News correspondent based in New York and hosts ABC’s award-winning daily news podcast “Start Here,” which takes a straightforward look at the day’s top news in 20 minutes. Brad has interviewed some of the country’s biggest newsmakers including James Comey, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bill Gates, Kathy Griffin and more. Since its launch in March 2018, “Start Here” has posted special episodes on some of the world’s biggest events including the Singapore Summit, the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh & Christine Blasey Ford, the State of the Union and most recently, the Mueller report, with Brad at the center of the podcast’s reporting.
