You heard it here first! Roll Call scored a new editorial director in the form of Washington Business Journal Editor Mike Mills.

Mills served as WBJ Editor for the past two years. Prior to that, Mills was Executive Editor for Electronic Publishing at Congressional Quarterly, Inc. following a gig as tech beat reporter for The Washington Post.

Mills says: "Roll Call is the gold standard of congressional journalism. I'm very excited about the opportunity to help shape its overall editorial strategy."

Read the full press release after the jump.

Mike Mills Named Editorial Director for Roll Call Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Roll Call Group today announced it has hired Mike Mills as editorial director, overseeing editorial operations for the company's print and online publications and information services.

"Mike is joining us at a critical time in our company's history," said Roll Call Group Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Laurie Battaglia. "With the recent acquisition of Capitol Advantage and GalleryWatch, Mike's proven editorial success in political publishing is the background we need to create a cohesiveness in our editorial mission."

Mills comes to Roll Call Group from the Washington Business Journal, where he has served as Editor for the past two years. Prior to that, Mills was Executive Editor for Electronic Publishing at Congressional Quarterly, Inc., where he oversaw editorial operations and product development for the company's electronic products, successfully launching several electronic specialty publications. Prior to CQ, he was a reporter for The Washington Post, leading the paper's coverage of the technology sector.

"Roll Call is the gold standard of congressional journalism," says Mike Mills. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to help shape its overall editorial strategy."