About Nicholas

Nicholas Ballasy is a senior political correspondent based in Washington, D.C.  He has conducted on-camera interviews with political figures, celebrities and business leaders that have appeared on CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC, Extra, Access Hollywood, The Drudge Report and more. In addition, the Associated Press, Reuters, Washington Post, New York Times, PEOPLE Magazine, Politico, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, USA Today and others have featured his reporting.

Ballasy has interviewed an array of national political leaders including former President Bill Clinton, 2012 Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney, 2008 Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, White House advisor David Axelrod, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker John Boehner, Gen. David Petraeus, former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, to name a few.

He has also interviewed some of the most recognized names in Hollywood and music such as Oscar winners Kevin Spacey, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Dreyfuss; film directors George Lucas, James Cameron, Michael Moore; film stars Kelsey Grammer, Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Eva Longoria, television host Dr. Phil McGraw, Grammy award-winners Gloria Estefan, Quincy Jones, Dave Matthews and Stevie Wonder, among others.

Ballasy is a magna cum laude graduate of Rider University where he doubled majored in Communications and Political Science. He has worked as a video journalist in Washington, D.C. since 2008, reporting for CNS News, The Daily Caller, The Intercept, Washington Examiner and JTN News, primarily covering Congress and national politics. He interned at ABC-7 in New York City, ABC’s World News Tonight and CNN’s White House Unit.  

During his college career, Ballasy created, produced and hosted a public affairs show called On the Issues on public access television, which was awarded “Best Public Affairs Show” by the National Broadcasting Society in 2007. His sit-down interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace won a Telly Award in 2008. He is a member of the honor societies Alpha Lamda Delta, Lambda Pi Eta (communications) and Phi Sigma Alpha (political science). Ballasy is also a graduate of the Fund for American Studies’ Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.