Brad Mielke is an award-winning ABC News correspondent based in New
York and hosts ABC’s daily news podcast “Start Here,” which
takes a straightforward look at the day’s top news in 20 minutes.

Mielke has interviewed some of the country’s biggest newsmakers
including President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, Pete
Buttigieg, Steve Mnuchin, Marco Rubio, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, James
Comey, Bill Gates, Dr. Anthony Fauci and more. Since its launch in
March 2018, “Start Here” has covered the world’s biggest events
and taken in-depth looks at how they shape American lives, earning an
Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation along the way.

During the 2016 election, he served as a campaign digital journalist,
where he traveled the country interviewing candidates and voters.
Since then, he has remained on the front lines of ABC’s political
coverage, hosting several political shows on ABC Radio and covering
political stories across the country.

On ABC News Digital, Mielke reports on breaking news events. He has
also taken viewers behind the scenes of “This Week with George
Stephanopoulos” on Facebook Live and even hosted “Bachelor
Forecast,” a digital recap for ABC’s diehard “Bachelor” fans.

In 2015, Mielke won an Edward R. Murrow Award for his inventive,
sound-rich documentary on extreme obstacle course racing – suffering
a lot of aches and pains in the process.

Prior to his time at ABC News, Mielke worked at New York Public Radio,
where he helped produce “The Takeaway.” A native of San Juan
Capistrano, California, he graduated with a journalism degree from New
York University. He lives with his wife and dog in Brooklyn.
