Chris Cho joins Gannett as President of Digital Marketing Solutions
Gannett Co., Inc., McLean, VA, announced that Chris Cho will join the company as President of Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS) to accelerate the growth

Joel Johnson, co-founder of a D.C. marketing firm, named president and CEO of National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Silver Spring, MD, named Joel Johnson president and CEO. Johnson, states a release, has a 20-year track record

Chryssa Zizos, founder and CEO of Live Wire Strategic Communications, named one of Virginia’s “Wonder Women” by Virginia Business
Chryssa Zizos, founder and CEO of Live Wire Strategic Communications LLC, Arlington, has been named one of 37 Virginia “Wonder Women” who were winners

Ben Finzel, president of RENEWPR, establishes RENEWPR LGBTQIA Endowed Scholarship at Texas Tech Alumni Association
Ben Finzel, President of RENEWPR, a boutique communications firm in Washington, D.C., has established the RENEWPR LGBTQIA Endowed Scholarship at the Texas Tech

FTC proposes rule to stop marketers from using illicit reviews
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to stop marketers from using illicit reviews and endorsement practices such as using fake reviews, suppressing

Tucker Carlson plans to launch media company
Tucker Carlson’s media ambitions seem to extend beyond the ten-minute monologues he occasionally posts on Twitter, reports TV Newser. In a report

ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas honored with RTDNA’s 2023 Paul White Award
The Radio Television Digital News Association, based in D.C., is presenting its 2023 Paul White Award to ABC News chief justice correspondent Pierre

CMRignite adds Trish Taylor as Chief Strategy Officer
CMRignite, a minority-owned cause marketing and social impact agency, announced that Trish Taylor, PhD, has been named its chief strategy officer. Taylor, states

National Geographic magazine laid off remaining staff writers
The Washington,D.C.-based National Geographic magazine “that has surveyed science and the natural world for 135 years reached another difficult passage when

Dr. Sheila Brooks, founder, president and CEO of SRB, to be inducted into NABJ’s 2023 Hall of Fame
Dr. Sheila Brooks, founder, president and CEO of SRB, will be inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2023 Hall of Fame.

Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author, joins American University’s School of Communication and Investigative Reporting Workshop
Wesley Lowery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author, one of the nation’s leading journalists covering issues of law enforcement, race

Trinity Hunt Partners acquires digital marketing company REQ
Trinity Hunt Partners (THP), a Dallas-based growth-oriented private equity firm, has acquired Washington, D.C.-based REQ, a digital marketing and advertising

The Martin Agency launches Martin Entertainment
The Martin Agency, based in Richmond, VA, announced it is ready “to take on entertainment culture by expanding their brand-building palette with the

WaPo’s Michelle Singletary recognized with Legacy Award from the National Association of Black Journalists
Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary has been recognized with the Legacy Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. According to The

AARP joins groups fighting to preserve AM radio in new vehicles
The latest group to join the fight to preserve AM radio in vehicles is D.C.-based AARP, reports Inside Radio. “AM radio plays

