Joe Krebs, Longtime WRC-TV News Anchor, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer Capitol Communicator April 8, 2021 People, Top Center SponsoredD.C.-area news anchor Joe Krebs has died at 78 after a battle with cancer. He was the morning anchor for NBC Washington for 18 years and was known for his pursuit and reporting of cold cases, reports...
Lisa Osborne Ross Named Edelman’s US CEO Capitol Communicator April 6, 2021 People, PR, Top Right SponsoredEdelman, a global communications firm, is restructuring its leadership, moving US CEO Russell Dubner to a global role while promoting US COO Lisa Osborne Ross to head the firm’s largest operation, reports...
The Washington Post Helping Hand Raises Over $410k for Human Service Nonprofits in the D.C. Region Capitol Communicator April 5, 2021 Media, People, Top Center SponsoredThe Washington Post Helping Hand has raised over $410,000 for its covid-19 campaign with beneficiaries Feeding America, Meals on Wheels, No Kid Hungry and World Central Kitchen, reports The...
D.C.-Area People in the Spotlight: Joanna Luth, Berenice Bonilla Cortés and Andrew Harper Capitol Communicator March 29, 2021 Bottom Left Sponsored, PeopleJoanna Luth joins Higher Logic, the industry-leading, human-focused engagement platform, as Chief People Officer. In this position, Luth, above, will lead the people strategy for the company,...
Former FOX 5 Reporter Beth Parker Dies at 51 Capitol Communicator March 23, 2021 People, Top Center SponsoredFormer FOX 5 reporter Beth Parker has died. According to FOX 5, "Beth passed away Monday morning after battling cancer. She was 51. Beth was an amazing storyteller and brought us so many wonderful and positive...
News Anchor Sarah Simmons Leaves “Troubled” WTTG in D.C., Says FTVLive Capitol Communicator March 23, 2021 Media, People, Top Right SponsoredAnother news anchor has left "troubled" WTTG in D.C.," reports FTVLive, which adds that "after 15 years on the air, Sarah Simmons becomes the latest to leave the station. "Simmons follows the recent...
Chris Gordon Moves from WRC4 Newsroom to Courtroom Capitol Communicator March 18, 2021 Media, People, Top Right SponsoredChris Gordon, a longtime local TV news anchor and reporter in D.C., will leave NBC4 on March 19. The Washington Post reports that Gordon will be "trading news conferences for bench conferences, a press pass...
An Ode to Andy “O” Capitol Communicator March 17, 2021 Agency, Bottom Left Sponsored, Broadcasting, PeopleBy Cary Hatch, CEO of MDB Communications We have lost a truly great Washingtonian, business and advertising media icon, and champion and mentor to many of us with the passing of Andy Ockershausen. Andy...
Andy Ockershausen, a D.C. Area Business and Advertising Media Icon, Dies at 92 Capitol Communicator March 17, 2021 Broadcasting, People, Top Center SponsoredAndy Ockershausen, a D.C.-area business and advertising media icon, died on March 17. A third generation Washingtonian, Ockershausen spent his career in broadcasting at the Evening Star Broadcast Group, WMAL...
“Jeff” Ghannam, Former President of PRSA-NCC, Dies Capitol Communicator March 16, 2021 People, PRMahmoud "Jeff" Ghannam, who was president of the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NCC) in 2010 and a marketing and communications executive for numerous associations...
