D.C.-Area Updates: Bugle, BluShark Digital and 10Pearls
D.C.-based Bugle was a Platinum winner at the 2020 MUSE Creative Awards for a PSA created for The ALS Association. With 4,

Marketing Involving Covid-19 Can “Harm the Brand,” States Adweek Story
Real Talk Insights conducted a study looking at how people are responding to ads that include Covid-19-related messaging, reports Adweek, and more

Scott Weisenthal Named Head of The Washington Post Creative Group
The Washington Post announced that Scott Weisenthal has been named head of The Washington Post Creative Group, a newly established team that includes WP

On Thursday and Friday, MAC Summit will Detail the Skills Communicators Need to be Successful in Age of Uncertainty
Hundreds of communicators are expected at the MAC Summit, October 22-23, an online event for professionals in marketing, advertising and public relations that

“I am Firing Myself,” Says Founder of Dallas-Based Agency Following Racially Insensitive Remarks
Solemn and serious, Stan Richards, the soon-to-be-88-year-old founder of the acclaimed Dallas advertising and marketing firm that bears his

Cable News Networks See Audience Surge in 2020
Cable news networks CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC averaged just under 10 million viewers in primetime last week, or 72 percent more than

Tripp Donnelly, CEO and Founder of REQ, Named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Mid-Atlantic Region Award Winner
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Tripp Donnelly, CEO and founder of REQ was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Mid-

The Washington Post Continues Reshaping Its Top Editorial Ranks and Names 36-Year-Old Kat Downs Mulder Managing Editor for Digital
Kat Downs Mulder has been named The Washington Post’s managing editor for digital, “a top leadership role in which she will oversee online

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Vann Graves, Executive Director of VCU Brandcenter in Richmond
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile, we feature Vann Graves. Photography for

HudsonLake and Hudson Studios Merge
HudsonLake, a communications firm based in Alexandria, VA, and Hudson Studio, a visual communications firm, have merged. The new firm will operate as HudsonLake.

Edward Segal Joins Forbes.com as Leadership Strategy Contributor on Crisis Communications
Crisis management expert, consultant and author Edward Segal has been brought on by Forbes.com as a Leadership Strategy contributor to write a blog

Baltimore’s JD/PR Selected as Maryland PR Agency For PRCG’s National Alliance of Independent PR Pros
PR Consultants Group, a national network of seasoned public relations professionals in top markets across the U.S., has added five new members to

Denise Burrell-Stinson Promoted to Head WP BrandStudio
Denise Burrell-Stinson has been promoted to Head of WP BrandStudio. In this role, she will lead the editorial vision and output for the

Newscaster Bruce Johnson, Winner of 22 Emmy Awards, to Retire from WUSA9 at End of 2020
For the past 44 years, Bruce Johnson has spent his professional life “telling remarkable stories for WUSA9. Bruce will now be closing this chapter

Advoc8, REQ and Imre Make Adweek List of Agencies with “Staggering Growth in Uncertain Times”
Adweek has a list of 100 Global Agencies and 10 Solution Providers that it says saw “Staggering Growth in Uncertain Times” and the list

