WBAL-TV’s Dr. Tim Tooten to retire after 30-plus years
After more than three decades covering news stories with a focus on education, Dr. Tim Tooten Sr. will retire this December from WBAL-TV

Longtime JHU communications leader Catherine Pierre dies at 53
Catherine Pierre, director of communications for the Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and longtime communications professional within the university and several Baltimore institutions, died

O’Leary joins Tenable as CMO; news from Planit and MPT
Tenable announced the appointment of Meg O’Leary as chief marketing officer. With more than two decades of marketing and communications experience, O’Leary,

Omnicom buys Baltimore e-commerce agency Flywheel Digital for $835 million
Baltimore-based digital commerce company Flywheel Digital has been acquired by Omnicom for a net cash purchase price of approximately $835 million. Flywheel’s

Andrea Vernot, arts, tourism and economic development marketer, dies at 60
Andrea Vernot, well known in the Baltimore marketing community and across Maryland for her passion for promoting people, places and brands, died September 23

Sonatype adds Megan Lueders; idfive moves to Mount Vernon; news from Notre Dame of Maryland University and Maryland Public Television
Software supply chain management company Sonatype, headquartered in Fulton, Maryland, announced the addition of Megan Lueders as Chief Marketing Officer. After two decades leading

Defense Department Deputy CIO charged with facilitating dog fighting ring that executed animals with jumper cables at his Maryland home
Related Federal Search Recovered Veterinary Steroids and a Device Consisting of an Electrical Plug and Jumper Cables Suspected of Being Used to Kill Dogs

Vince Sharps, EVP at VersaTech and Mindgrub, dies at 45
Vince Sharps, executive vice president of VersaTech and a former executive vice president of Baltimore-based Mindgrub, died on Sunday, September 24, at age

Clubhouse Media Group adds Under Armour for social media; BPRC announces slate of officers; news from WBAL-TV, Baltimore Business Journal and Warschawski
Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. a social media firm and digital agency based in Los Angeles, announced a brand promotional deal with Baltimore-based Under

A name change for Harvey as Chapter 11 plays out
The Harvey Agency has announced its decision to rebrand itself after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 30. In posts on social

Baltimore updates: senior leadership appointments at imre; new hires at Warschawski and Sage Growth Partners
imre announced two key appointments to its senior leadership team. Machelle Henks is appointed Executive Vice President of Strategy and Shannon Moylan as Senior

Baltimore Orioles add Kerry Watson as EVP Public Affairs
The Baltimore Orioles announced the hire of Kerry Watson as Executive Vice President, Public Affairs. Watson joins the Orioles organization in a newly created

Elite Creative makes Inc. 5000 list; news from MPT, Warschawski and Flywheel Digital
Elite Creative, specializing in content writing, communications strategy, and publishing services, announced that it has been named to the Inc. 5000 annual ranking of

212 Communications releases Swifty series on “Not Your Parents’ PR” podcast; Intrinsic Digital makes Inc. 5000 list; Sage Growth Partners adds to team
All eyes are on Taylor Swift right now as she closes the first U.S. leg of the Eras tour. To examine her history

Marilyn Mosby spokesperson joins TDG; Points North takes on Avenue Market project; news from Warschawski, Planit and MPT
Tara Dowdell Group, an award-winning Black-female owned social good PR and marketing agency headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, has appointed Zy

