Steven Blanchard promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Nexstar Media Group’s broadcasting and digital operations in Richmond, Virginia
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. promoted Steven Blanchard to Vice President and General Manager of the company’s broadcasting and digital operations in Richmond, Virginia, including WRIC-TV (ABC DMA #56)…
Sharla McBride, formerly with WUSA9, joins Newsmax as Wake Up America co-host
Sharla McBride has joined Newsmax as a co-host of Wake Up America alongside Rob Finnerty, reports TVNewser. McBride, most recently a news and…
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker receives Television Broadcast Award from Multicultural Media Correspondents Association
Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, received the Television Broadcast Award from the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association during its annual dinner…
MotorWeek’s John Davis inducted into National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chapter’s Gold Circle
John Davis, producer, creator and host of the Maryland Public Television (MPT) series MotorWeek, was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts &…
Norfolk news anchor Barbara Ciara retiring after more than five decades in print and broadcast
Barbara Ciara, managing editor and evening anchor at WTKR, Norfolk, Va., is leaving broadcast news. Ciara published her first news article in a college…
WaPo’s Camila DeChalus joins CNN as White House reporter
Camila DeChalus joined CNN Worldwide as a White House reporter. She previously was a congressional reporter for The Washington Post where she covered key…
Survey shows significant staff burnout in TV news’ ranks
While the TV news industry focuses on declines in advertising and audience erosion, there’s a crisis inside the newsroom that’s threatening the…
WRC and Telemundo Washington, D.C., name news directors
Matt Glassman, WRC Washington assistant news director, and Daniela Llargues, WZDC Washington executive producer, have been named news directors at their respective stations, which…
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…
Monumental Sports Network becomes latest sports rights holder to make games available via streaming
Monumental Sports Network, owned by Ted Leonsis, launched a direct-to-consumer subscription service that will let fans who aren’t pay TV subscribers…
Washington Post to cut staff by 240
The Washington Post plans to offer voluntary buyouts to its staff in an effort to reduce head count by 240, reports The Post. In…
Sharla McBride, sports anchor and reporter at WUSA9 since 2020, exits the D.C.-based station
Sharla McBride, who joined WUSA9 in March 2020 as a sports anchor and reporter, has left the station. Her plans for the future were…
WTOP’s Neal Augenstein shares his journey on first year following diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer
WTOP’s Neal Augenstein provided an update of his first year following diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer. The following is part of his…
The Washington Post names Brianna Tucker deputy campaign editor on the National Politics desk
The Washington Post announced that Brianna Tucker is taking on a new assignment as deputy campaign editor on the National Politics desk, a role…
“Co-listening” makes podcasts part of a morning ritual
The number of Americans that have listened to a podcast has increased by 45% during the past five years, and more than doubled in…
