Podcasting continues to be one of the fastest-growing digital channels, states IAB U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue report
Following a year of unprecedented growth for the overall digital advertising industry in 2021, 2022 was a year of headwinds related to a slowing

Podcasts return between $4 and $6 for every dollar spent, states study of ad buyers
Identifying a medium’s return on ad spend is tricky, but Acast set out to do just that, reports Inside Radio. After conducting a

Tanya Black named vice president and news director at WJZ in Baltimore
Tanya Black, a longtime news executive at CBS Stations-owned WJZ Baltimore, was named vice president and news director, overseeing news at the station,

People in the D.C. spotlight: Brian McGhee, Candace Queen and Tyler Watson
Radio One Washington DC adds Brian McGhee as Director of Sales. McGhee, above, brings extensive management and sales experience from his previous roles as

Vandana Sinha, WBJ Editor-in-Chief, promoted to regional editor with American City Business Journals
Washington Business Journal Editor-in-Chief Vandana Sinha, an employee of the news organization for just shy of two decades, has accepted a regional

WaPo announces AI Taskforce and AI Hub
“AI presents a significant opportunity to support the work of our journalists and enable us to better serve our readers,” wrote Washington Post publisher

Cade Martin honored by Communication Arts magazine for Best-in-Show in 2023 Photography Competition for International Spy Museum branding campaign
Cade Martin has been honored by Communication Arts magazine for Best-in-Show in the 2023 Photography competition. According to the award-winning photographer:

Martha M. Boudreau, EVP, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at AARP, named one of Ad Age’s 2023 Leading Women
Martha M. Boudreau, EVP, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at D.C.-based AARP, has been named one of Ad Age’s 2023 Leading

Two senators investigating if Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney violates Beer Institute’s guidelines prohibiting marketing to underage individuals
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer

AMA Baltimore announces winners of 2023 MX Awards
The American Marketing Association Baltimore Chapter (AMA Baltimore) announced the winners of its annual MX Awards, on Wednesday, May 17, at the American Visionary

Jeff Wilson, APR, to be honored June 7 by PRSA Richmond with Excellence in Public Relations Award
Jeff Wilson, APR, is being honored by PRSA Richmond as this year’s Excellence in Public Relations Award winner. The award, being presented June

Longtime WTOP afternoon co-anchor Hillary Howard exits on June 2
Hillary Howard, WTOP afternoon co-anchor, will leave the station on Friday, June 2. According to RadioInsight, Howard has co-anchored afternoons at WTOP

Most PR pros expect earned media to become more difficult to secure during next five years finds new survey
A newly-released Muck Rack survey delivered insights to the PR industry to help improve the workflow of public relations professionals. Muck Rack distributed

Potomac Tech Wire transitions to reader-supported newsletter
Potomac Tech Wire, the long-running email newsletter covering technology and finance news in the Washington, D.C. region, is shifting to a reader-

AARP wins four Webby Awards
D.C.-based AARP took home four #WebbyAwards, honoring outstanding work by the teams behind The Ethel newsletter, The Perfect Scam podcast and AARP

