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Matea Gold, a managing editor at The Washington Post who until recently was a contender for the newspaper’s top editing role, is joining

Dec 10, 2024
WaPo’s Managing Editor Matea Gold exits for New York Times, the latest in series of high-profile departures from The Post
People

Motley Fool Asset Management, based in Alexandria, VA, appointed Jonathan Thomas as Chief Marketing Officer to lead all marketing strategies. According to a release,

Dec 10, 2024
Jonathan Thomas joins Motley Fool Asset Management as CMO
People

WTOP’s main news studio was dedicated as “The Jim Farley Glass Enclosed Nerve Center,” for the man who led the station’s transformation

Dec 10, 2024
WTOP dedicates ‘Jim Farley Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center’ to man who transformed radio station
Agency

Omnicom and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., reached an agreement where Omnicom will acquire Interpublic in a stock-for-stock transaction. According to

Dec 9, 2024
Omnicom Group to acquire Interpublic Group and create combined company worth more than $30 billion
People

HudsonLake, Alexandria, VA, adds Jim Scott Polsinelli as Chief Creative Officer. Polsinelli, states a release, “is a highly respected creative leader with expertise overseeing

Dec 7, 2024
D.C.-area agency updates: HudsonLake, Brunswick Group and Zeno Group
People

The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) added Delia Gonçalves as Vice President of External Affairs, Previously, Gonçalves was a reporter, anchor and managing

Dec 6, 2024
Delia Gonçalves, an award-winning journalist, joins COMTO as Vice President of External Affairs
Advertising

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption selected Crosby Marketing Communications (Crosby) to develop a national Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign that raises awareness about

Dec 6, 2024
Crosby to develop PSA campaign for Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Agency

Edelman is laying off 330 people—a little more than 5% of its global workforce, in a restructuring that CEO Richard Edelman is presenting

Dec 5, 2024
Edelman lays off 330 people, stating “everything is interconnected now”
People

Martha Boudreau is retiring from AARP as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. For about a decade, she has been instrumental in integrating the organization’

Dec 5, 2024
Martha Boudreau retiring from AARP as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
People

Larry Unger, president and CEO of Maryland Public Television, will retire from the organization June 30. Edward H. Kaplan, Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission chair,

Dec 5, 2024
Larry Unger, president and CEO of MPT, to retire
Acquisitions

Axios HQ acquired Mixing Board, described as a community of the nation’s top comms, brand and marketing leaders focused on advancing their industries.

Dec 5, 2024
Axios HQ adds Mixing Board, described as a community of the nation’s top comms, brand and marketing leaders
Advertising

Award-winning photographer Cade Martin collaborated with The Sherry Matthews Group and Street Smart on the “Slow Down, Life Ahead” campaign. According to Martin,

Dec 5, 2024
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin works with The Sherry Matthews Group and Street Smart on “Slow Down, Life Ahead” campaign
People

The Washington Commanders added Mark Clouse as its president. Clouse, who has served as the president and CEO of The Campbell’s Company since

Dec 5, 2024
Mark Clouse named president of Washington Commanders
Insights

The longer someone has been listening to podcasts, the more they consume, with 15% of America now listening to six hours or more a

Dec 3, 2024
YouTube is most-used podcast platform in the U.S.
People

Leon Harris, a WRC news anchor, “will be stepping away from the anchor desk to focus on health issues,” stated WRC. “We here at

Dec 2, 2024
WRC news anchor Leon Harris “will be stepping away from the anchor desk to focus on health issues,” reports WRC
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