Stephen Langel

Stephen Langel is a health reporter and producer at Ideastream Public Media, focusing on health coverage across 22 counties in Northeast Ohio. He previously served as bureau chief of the Columbus Jewish News; senior editor of the health policy academic journal, Health Affairs; staff reporter for Congress Now, a daily Congressional wire service for the Roll Call Capitol Hill paper; editor of FDANews, a trade press publication covering medical device policy and politics; and associate editor of Superfund Report, a trade press publication covering policy and politics regarding national Superfund and Brownfield contaminated waste sites.

Highlights:
Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism awards, breaking news and community/local coverage
Board member, Society of Professional Journalists Cleveland Chapter
SPJ Cleveland Mentorship Committee Chair & Porter Scholarship Committee Chair
Provided 24/7 Capitol Hill coverage of development of, negotiations over and passage of Affordable Care Act
Covered President Barack Obama's first inauguration