Portman Hired at CLS

Catherine Portman has been named senior associate at public relations firm Carmichael Lynch Spong and will be based out of the New York office. Her new role includes leading clients Lutron® and Therma-Tru® and working with the media relations team to pursue broadcast opportunities for the firm’s clients.

Portman comes to Carmichael Lynch Spong from ABC News, where she was an associate producer for “Good Morning America.” While there, she produced tape pieces for anchors Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson, Robin Roberts and ABC News correspondents.

"We are very pleased to have Catherine join our team of achievement addicts here at Carmichael Lynch Spong," says Douglas K. Spong, APR. "Her extensive experience with broadcast media will be beneficial to our clients who call for support in this area."

Portman has over five years of experience in television news. Prior to her role at “Good Morning America” she was a production assistant at the Washington Bureau of ABC News. While there she helped produce the show open for “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” along with coordinating all graphic and tape elements for the weekly show.

Portman began her television career as an intern for CNN in the Washington , D.C. and Los Angeles , Calif. news bureaus. During her time at CNN she covered the contested election of 2000.

Throughout her television news career, Portman received several accolades for her work. In 2005, she was on the Emmy-award-winning team that produced Diane Sawyer’s reports from the tsunami-afflicted area. Then in 2007, as a part of the “Good Morning America” staff, she won a daytime Emmy for “Best Morning Show.”

Portman received her bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of California , Davis . She also studied abroad for a year at Trinity College , University of Dublin in Dublin , Ireland .