Brittany Marshall named senior press secretary for the administration of Governor Moore in Maryland

A television reporter and editor with local ties has been named senior press secretary for the new administration of Governor Wes Moore in Maryland, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

According to Herald-Mail Media, Brittany Marshall had worked in Hagerstown at WDVM-TV, which is now known as DC News Now and has relocated to Washington, D.C. She also was a producer at WUSA9 in D.C., and was director of media relations for the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration.

Most recently, she was press secretary for outgoing Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford.

Herald-Mail Media reports that she is the recipient of the PRNews Top Women in Public Relations: Rising Star Award, and her work at WUSA9 earned her an Emmy award for Best Weekend Newscast.

Marshall received her bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and her master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She was raised in Montgomery County and lives in Prince George’s County. She is a member of ColorComm (Women of Color in Communications) and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

In addition, she works with journalism students at her high school alma mater, St. John’s College High School, in Washington, D.C.

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