Mike Patrick, longtime ESPN play-by-play announcer who worked at WJLA-TV, dies at 80
Mike Patrick, the play-by-play announcer who called NFL games and ACC basketball contests during his 36 years at ESPN, died at 80.
Tova Diamond named Head of Brand Creative at WaPo’s Brand Studio
Tova Diamond has been promoted to Head of Brand Creative at The Washington Post’s Brand Studio – The Post’s in-house agency that,
Two high school students awarded $5,000 Crosby Marketing & Media Studies Scholarship
Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School student Jordan Bull, left in photo, and Broadneck High School senior Juda Goldstein, right in photo, have each
Chip Smith joins Avoq’s Board of Directors
Avoq announced the appointment of Chip Smith to its Board of Directors. Smith, states a release, brings decades of industry experience to the company
Yes& tapped by MDA for integrated campaign to mark 75 years of legacy, impact and momentum
Many Americans are likely familiar with the Muscular Dystrophy Association since the organization, in many ways, states a release, “helped create the very template
WaPo forms strategic partnership with OpenAI
The Washington Post formed a strategic partnership with OpenAI “to make high-quality news more accessible in ChatGPT. As part of this partnership, ChatGPT
Google to keep third-party cookies on Chrome
Google will keep third-party cookies on Chrome and abandon its previously publicized plans to introduce an opt-out mechanism that would have allowed
Teens wary of social media’s impact on their peers, states new report
A new Pew Research Center report finds teens are growing more wary of social media’s impact on their peers. According to the report,
Antihero and Taoti Creative hit all the right notes for DC Lottery’s new “Scratcher Symphony” broadcast campaign
Antihero, a full-service creative production agency based in the Baltimore/DC Metro area, teamed up with Taoti and the Office of DC Lottery
WaPo adds James Edward Murray as Head of Business Development
The Washington Post announced the addition of James Edward Murray as Director and Head of Business Development, a newly created role designed to drive
Two ad agency conglomerates offer positive, if cautious, outlook for 2025
Two big advertising agency conglomerates are offering positive, if cautious, news about 2025 advertising, reports Inside Radio. Executives at Omnicom and Publicis said it
CNN “reversed course” in D.C. bureau leadership
Less than a month after CNN significantly revamped political coverage by removing senior vice president Adam Levine, above, from his role overseeing its D.
Court rules Google has illegal monopoly in ad sales
A federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled that Google’s advertising technology unit is an illegal monopoly, in the second of two Justice Department
Advertisers “paralyzed” by tariffs, states NY Times post
Tariffs mean uncertainty for agencies and their clients. According to the New York Times: Should a retailer commit to holiday television commercials for toys
Time spent with media to fall “precipitously” in 2025
The good news is consumer time spent with media continues to rise, but the bad news, states MediaDailyNews, is the share of time it
