Todd Bernstein named vice president and general manager of WJLA Washington
Sinclair Broadcast Group appointed Todd Bernstein vice president and general manager of its ABC affiliate WJLA Washington and its cable news channel WJLA-24/
WTOP News names new morning drive anchor team
WTOP News debuted its new morning drive anchor team, Michelle Basch and John Aaron, two familiar WTOP voices. Basch joined WTOP in 2006 as
RP3 Agency launches brand campaign for Giant Food
TV and Online Spots Feature Real Shoppers and Stress Brand’s Legacy of Serving Local Communities Independent, full-service marketing agency RP3 has launched
Qorvis executives acquire the D.C.-based public affairs shop from holding company Publicis Groupe
A team of Qorvis executives has completed a management buyout, wholly acquiring the D.C.-based public affairs specialist shop from holding company Publicis
Employees at agency holding companies facing pressure to go back to the office at least three days a week
Every major holding company has told Adweek that it hasn’t issued an official mandate in writing across its entire network about employees returning
Twitter sued for not paying rent for San Francisco headquarters
Twitter is being sued for ducking out on rent for its downtown San Francisco headquarters, where the platform reportedly went through heavy cost-cutting
What if we use an asterisk?
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep
D.C. PR legend Charlie Brotman celebrates his 95th birthday
Charlie Brotman celebrated his 95th birthday with about 45 friends and family – including former Washington Redskins Rick “Doc” Walker, shown above, and Dexter Manley,
Remembering some members of the media who died in 2022
TVNewsCheck has a year-end report on the deaths in 2022 of outstanding men and women who shaped television. Below are those with a
AAF DC taps January Third for 2022 DC American Advertising Awards Show creative campaign
AAF DC has tapped creative agency January Third to develop the creative campaign for the 2022 DC American Advertising Awards show. DC agencies, brands,
Karen Kennedy, “advertising pioneer” who headed KSK Communications, dies at 79
Karen. S Kennedy, who headed KSK Communications and managed the Vienna-based agency for 18 years, died on December 26 of complications from Myelodysplastic
Dax Tejera, executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, dies at 37
Dax Tejera, the executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, died from a heart attack a few weeks shy of his 38th
Happy Holidays and Year in Review
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Making News
Tasha Dean (pictured) has been named The Martin Agency’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer, where she’ll reinvent the agency’s payment model
Protiviti acquires R2i to expand digital services
Global consulting firm Protiviti has acquired digital experience agency R2integrated (R2i) to grow its digital transformation and customer experience offering to clients. R2i creates
