“House of Cards” Now Only Major TV Production in Maryland, As “Veep” Moves to California
Maryland is losing one of its two major television productions, reports WBAL radio. According to the WBAL post, the Los Angeles Times reported that

Thomas Sanchez, Founder and CEO of Social Driver, Receives “The Innovator” Award From the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Sanchez, founder and CEO of Social Driver, received the “The Innovator” award from the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at its 39th

Emily Rasowsky, 2015 WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards Honoree
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) named three young communications professionals as their 2015 Emerging Leaders Awards honorees: Sarah Coppersmith, Emily Rasowsky and Shannon

LMO Advertising Adds Three to its Arlington and Baltimore Offices
LMO Advertising, a full-service communications agency in Arlington, Va., with an office in Baltimore, announced three new hires: Justin Lawrence has been hired

Mobomo Acquires Intridea
DC-based Mobomo, a software product development company that designs and builds responsive websites and applications for smart phones has acquired Intridea, a Inc.

iStrategyLabs Supports USA Network’s Mr. Robot Campaign to Delete Your Debt
iStrategyLabs reports they have been “working furiously over the past few months to execute a first of its kind campaign to promote USA Network’

WWPR Names Sarah Coppersmith, Emily Rasowsky and Shannon Toher Their 2015 Emerging Leaders Awards Honorees
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) named three young communications professionals as their 2015 Emerging Leaders Awards honorees: Sarah Coppersmith, Emily Rasowsky and Shannon

Digital Advertising Program Launched at Eight D.C. Metrorail Stations
OUTFRONT Media Inc., announced that it that it has partnered with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) to debut a digital advertising pilot

Stick with TV Ads Instead of Shifting to Digital, State Broadcasters
With television advertising facing a new challenge from digital media, the industry is compelled once again—for the first time in 25 years—to

Facebook Starts Measuring How Long You Look at Your News Feed Items
Facebook is about to start measuring how long you look posts, photos, and comments in your News Feed, reports The Verge. The thinking is,

WWPR to Honor Emerging PR Leaders
Washington Women in Public Relations will honor three young women, June 16, at WWPR’s sixth annual Emerging Leaders Awards (ELA). The awards recognize

Gazette Newspapers of Maryland to Close After Almost 60 Years
The Gazette newspapers of Maryland, weekly newspapers that cover the D.C. suburbs, will shut down Aug. 11, according to a letter from Post

At 87, PR Expert Charlie Brotman Still in Media Spotlight
“If you’re not in a framed photo with legendary promoter Charlie Brotman on the walls of his memorabilia-packed basement in Takoma Park,

Washington Post Premieres Feature-Length Film “‘First and 17: The First Five Minutes”
The Washington Post released a trailer for the June 20 world premiere of ‘First and 17,’ the Post’s first feature-length film that

WTOP’s Long-Time Traffic Reporter Bob Marbourg Inducted into D.C. SPJ Hall of Fame
WTOP and Federal News Radio were honored by the D.C. Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at their annual Dateline Awards

