May 13 Proclaimed Kojo Nnamdi Day in D.C. Capitol Communicator May 10, 2019 Media, People, Upper Left SponsoredMonday, May 13, will be proclaimed Kojo Nnamdi Day by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in honor of Kojo Nnamdi’s 20 years on air with WAMU 88.5, Washington’s NPR news station. According to a release, for more...
Newseum to Rededicate its Journalists Memorial on June 3 with the Addition of the Names of 21 More Journalists Capitol Communicator May 3, 2019 Events, Media, People, Top Center SponsoredOn June 3, the Newseum will rededicate its Journalists Memorial, a two-story glass memorial that recognizes the reporters, editors, photographers and broadcasters who lost their lives reporting the...
“Night Out” for Missing Journalist Austin Tice Set for May 2 Capitol Communicator April 30, 2019 Media, People, Top Center SponsoredA coalition of restaurants are joining The National Press Club, The Washington Post, Georgetown University and Reporters Without Borders to raise awareness of Austin Tice, an American journalist who has been...
D.C. Updates: High Growth Communications, kglobal and the National Pork Producers Council Capitol Communicator April 30, 2019 Agency, Bottom Left Sponsored, General, PeopleVeteran public relations entrepreneur Doug Poretz launched High Growth Communications, described as an agency with a full suite of communications services exclusively to create new brand leaders in the...
Yes& Continues its Expansion with Three Senior-Level Hires Sponsored April 29, 2019 Agency, People, Upper Left SponsoredYes&, a full-service marketing agency, announced the hiring of three veteran marketing communications professionals:Christopher McAnany as vice president and general manager of Yes& Events; Veronica...
D.C. Agency Updates: Linda Roth Associates, Baretz+Brunelle and Hamilton Place Strategies Capitol Communicator April 26, 2019 Agency, People, Upper Left SponsoredD.C.-based Linda Roth Associates, Inc. (LRA) reports that Anthony Hesselius,shown above, has been named president of the 35-year-old public relations and integrated marketing agency. Vice President Avery...
In the Region: Updates from R2i, Markstein and Carvertise Capitol Communicator April 18, 2019 Digital, People, PR, Top Right SponsoredBaltimore-based digital marketing agency R2integrated (R2i) said it has strengthened its account services offering by hiring Catherine Young as its vice president of strategy and account services,...
Jennifer Kasten, Ph.D., Named President of JBS International Capitol Communicator April 13, 2019 Agency, People, Top Right SponsoredJennifer Kasten, Ph.D., who has served as Chief Strategy Officer, Vice President, and Senior Researcher during her 10-year tenure at JBS International, has been selected as its President. JBS’s founders,...
Facebook Rolls Out More Features for Dead People, States Wired Capitol Communicator April 9, 2019 People, Social MediaFacebook was designed for the living, states a Wired post, which added that as the social network grew older, it also needed to decide what should happen when users die. In 2015, Facebook began allowing...
D.C.-Based Carlyle Group Adds Leigh Farris as Global Head of Corporate Communications Capitol Communicator April 9, 2019 People The Carlyle Group, a D.C.-based global investment firm, announced that Leigh Farris is joining as Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Communications. According to a Carlyle Group...
