Hal Bruno - Bruno served as the Political Director of ABC News for 19 years and spent 18 years with Newsweek, before that, serving as a reporter, foreign correspondent, bureau chief, News Editor and Chief Political Correspondent. His early career included stops at the Chicago City News Bureau and Chicago American. Bruno's honors include the Illini Achievement Award from the University of Illinois, the Lowell Thomas Award for Public Speaking by the International Platform Association, and Press Veteran of the Year by the Chicago Press Veterans Association. Active in the firefighting community, Bruno has written extensively about fire safety and is a director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Chevy Chase (Maryland) Fire Department. He was named Fire Service Person of the Year by the Congressional Fire Services Institute and received the President’s Award from the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Currently, Bruno is the political analyst for Politics.com.