Christina May, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Illumine8 Marketing & PR, Recognized as a 2019 DMN 40UNDER40 Honoree
Christina May, founder and chief marketing officer of Illumine8 Marketing & PR in Frederick, MD, has been recognized as a 2019 DMN 40UNDER40 honoree.

Washington Examiner Launches Daily Podcast
The Washington Examiner launched a daily podcast, joining other news publishers moving into the podcast industry with daily shows, reports Publishers Daily. The podcast

BerlinRosen to Promote Virginia Tech’s $1B Innovation Campus Near Amazon’s HQ2 in Northern Virginia
BerlinRosen will promote Virginia Tech’s $1B Innovation Campus that will anchor the National Landing District, future home of Amazon’s HQ2 complex, reports

Apollo Global Management Pursuing Tysons, VA-Based Tegna
Media reports indicate that private-equity giant Apollo Global Management is pursuing Tegna, headquartered in Tysons, VA, which owns TV stations across the country,

D.C.-Based REQ Buys San Diego-Based Internet Marketing Inc.
District-based digital marketing company REQ is “leveling up its staff, customer base and revenue with the purchase of San Diego-based Internet Marketing

CBSN Local to Rollout in Baltimore and 12 Other Markets By Early 2020
CBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive will accelerate the rollout of CBSN Local, the company’s local direct-to-consumer streaming news services, in

Richmond Agency Updates: Spurrier Group and Elevation
Wunderman Thompson Atlanta and Richmond-based Spurrier Group have been selected as the agencies of record for a three-year contract with the North

Peter D. Greenberger Named Publisher of The Hill
Politics and policy publication The Hill has named former Twitter and Google executive Peter D. Greenberger its publisher, reports MediaPost. The MediaPost post added

“2019 Inc. 5000: The Most Successful Companies in America” Features a Number of Advertising and Marketing Companies in D.C., MD and VA
Inc. released its annual guide to the 5,000 fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the U.S. and how they reached their lofty

WUSA9 Reporter Peggy Fox Joins Dominion Energy as Media-Communications Manager for Northern Virginia
WUSA9 reporter Peggy Fox announced on Facebook that she’s leaving the D.C.-based station and “starting a new adventure!” She added that

On the Move in D.C.: Anna Bager, Roland Varesko and Tom Cochran
The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) named Anna Bager, Executive Vice President of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), as its new

Washington Media Group Wins PR Daily Digital Marketing & Social Media Award for Flack Pack Podcast
Washington Media Group was named a winner of PR Daily’s Digital Marketing & Social Media Awards in the Best Podcast category for its

Older Americans, Black Adults and Americans With Less Education More Interested in Local News, Reports Pew
Nearly a third of U.S. adults (31%) follow local news very closely, reports the Pew Research Center, but local news does not play

Washington Capitals VP of Communications Wins $1 Million Playing Powerball
Washington Capitals Vice President of Communications Sergey Kocharov won a $1 million prize playing Powerball, reports The Washington Post. The Post’s post added

Tumblr Tumbles in Price in Sale to WordPress Owner Automattic Inc.
Verizon will sell Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic Inc. at a small fraction of the price paid for it in 2013, according to media

