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Source: New York Post
ABC reporter Kristen Hentschel was paid thousands by lobbying firm to make hit pieces on politicians: report
By Katherine Donlevy | December 21, 2022
An ABC producer used her credentials to create fake hit pieces on local politicians in Florida while pocketing thousands from a political lobbying firm, a report said.
Freelance producer Kristen Hentschel — who mostly worked for "Good Morning America" — was paid at least $14,350 by Alabama-based political consulting firm Matrix LLC to sandbag the environmentally friendly politicians with bogus questions, according to a report released Wednesday by NPR and Floodlight, an "environmental news collaborative."
"Kristen Hentschel was a freelance daily hire who never worked for ABC News on the political stories referenced in the NPR article," the network said in a statement.
Hentschel, who has been fired from the network, primarily did freelance work for "Good Morning America," the same show plagued by rumors of an affair between hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes.
According to the report, Hentschel began her political espionage on behalf of Matrix in 2016. She was hired by ABC News as a freelance news reporter a few weeks later.
In July 2018, she asked then-candidate for Florida House of Representatives Toby Overdorf about the alleged discovery of 20 gopher tortoises, an endangered species, found dead at a nearby construction site. Hentschel showed him an ABC business card.
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Source: New York Post
ABC reporter Kristen Hentschel was paid thousands by lobbying firm to make hit pieces on politicians: report
By Katherine Donlevy | December 21, 2022
An ABC producer used her credentials to create fake hit pieces on local politicians in Florida while pocketing thousands from a political lobbying firm, a report said.
Freelance producer Kristen Hentschel — who mostly worked for "Good Morning America" — was paid at least $14,350 by Alabama-based political consulting firm Matrix LLC to sandbag the environmentally friendly politicians with bogus questions, according to a report released Wednesday by NPR and Floodlight, an "environmental news collaborative."
Hentschel claimed to be working for ABC while filming the hit piece. The company said she had not been assigned to the story.
"Kristen Hentschel was a freelance daily hire who never worked for ABC News on the political stories referenced in the NPR article," the network said in a statement.
Hentschel, who has been fired from the network, primarily did freelance work for "Good Morning America," the same show plagued by rumors of an affair between hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes.
Kristen Hentschel reportedly used her ABC credentials to carry out work on behalf of lobbying firms. Kristyn Caddel/Facebook
According to the report, Hentschel began her political espionage on behalf of Matrix in 2016. She was hired by ABC News as a freelance news reporter a few weeks later.
In July 2018, she asked then-candidate for Florida House of Representatives Toby Overdorf about the alleged discovery of 20 gopher tortoises, an endangered species, found dead at a nearby construction site. Hentschel showed him an ABC business card.
Please go to New York Post to read more.
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