SHRM selects Yes& to deliver persona and audience mapping program
Yes& has been engaged to help Alexandria, VA-based SHRM deepen their understanding of how to better anticipate audience needs and deliver more
Larry D. Unger, retiring president and CEO of Maryland Public Television, honored with APTS’s 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) presented the 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award to Larry D. Unger, president and CEO of Maryland Public
Lester Holt, anchor of “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, exits this summer
Lester Holt, anchor of “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, is stepping down from the newscast this summer, but will continue to host
Yes&’s latest acquisition is legendary agency Williams Whittle
Yes& embraces firm’s 55+ years of nonprofit expertise Yes& is proud to announce its second acquisition of 2025, the legendary D.
Avelyn Austin named Chief Revenue Officer at LGND and LGNDX
Avelyn Austin has been named Chief Revenue Officer at LGND and LGNDX. Austin spent the past 10 years at REQ, including serving as Executive
People makings news: Cummins, Schrott, Montoya, Geibler, Love, Adkins, Shirck and Kelly
Jennifer Cummins (pictured) has been named the associate director of marketing and communications for the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology (VAST). Cummins is an
Crosby elevates three to executive roles
Crosby Marketing Communications promoted three senior team members to help support the company’s ongoing growth and success. The three are: * Cheryl Donaldson has
Updates from Seven Letter, JPA Health and VCU’s Brandcenter
Seven Letter adds Sarah Mucha as a Senior Director. Mucha began her career in journalism as a campaign embed for CNN, where she traveled
Cathy Jerome becomes Washington Spirit’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications
The Washington Spirit is proud to announce Cathy Jerome as the club’s new Vice President of Marketing & Communications. Reporting directly to Chief
Relying on generative AI may result in decline in cognitive abilities, states new paper
A Microsoft Research paper finds that people who increasingly rely on generative AI (GAI) in their work use less critical thinking that can deteriorate
Public subsidy of NPR and PBS should end, states proposals in Congress
There is another proposal in Congress to cut off funding for D.C.-based NPR, states Inside Radio, but this one “also would end
Agency Updates: Ohio River South, CorePoint Strategies and Mission & Story
Ohio River South (ORS), a southern-focused public affairs and government relations firm, added Andy Beck, above, as Executive Vice President in D.C.
Communicators in the News
RP3 Agency welcomes Amanda Moore (pictured) as Design Director. Anthony Shop, co-founder of Social Driver, has been appointed to the board of advisors
Gulf of… What do some news organizations have to say?
The White House barred an Associated Press reporter from an Oval Office event on Tuesday after demanding the news agency change its style on
Three architects of GOP’s new Senate majority launch public affairs firm S2R
Three people responsible for the GOP’s new Senate majority are launching a public affairs firm, S2R, to try and replicate that success for
