Todd Bernstein named vice president and general manager of WJLA Washington
Sinclair Broadcast Group appointed Todd Bernstein vice president and general manager of its ABC affiliate WJLA Washington and its cable news channel WJLA-24/7. Bernstein, who joined the station…
Baltimore Sun moving back to downtown office space
The Baltimore Sun is heading back to downtown Baltimore and will be located in the same office building as The Daily Record. According to…
WTOP News names new morning drive anchor team
WTOP News debuted its new morning drive anchor team, Michelle Basch and John Aaron, two familiar WTOP voices. Basch joined WTOP in 2006 as…
Remembering some members of the media who died in 2022
TVNewsCheck has a year-end report on the deaths in 2022 of outstanding men and women who shaped television. Below are those with a…
Dax Tejera, executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, dies at 37
Dax Tejera, the executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, died from a heart attack a few weeks shy of his 38th…
NPC awards first Lewis scholarship to aid journalism students of color
The National Press Club (NPC) has chosen Komlavi Adissem of St. Louis, Mo., as the inaugural recipient of its Lewis Scholarship. The scholarship provides…
The Washington Post to eliminate jobs early next year
The Washington Post will continue to eliminate jobs early next year, said Publisher Fred Ryan, weeks after the paper announced it will shutter its…
AARP The Magazine remains America’s most-read magazine
New survey results from MRI-Simmons find that AARP The Magazine (ATM) remains America’s most-read magazine, a distinction it has held for…
WaPo creates Standards desk to deal with questions about speaking engagements and freelance proposals
The Washington Post has created a Standards desk to protect the integrity of news reporting and support Post journalists. Meghan Ashford-Grooms of Kaiser…
BuzzFeed to cut about 12 percent of its workforce to reduce costs
BuzzFeed Inc will cut about 12% of its workforce to reduce costs, the online media company said, as it joins a growing number of…
WJLA Washington names Veronica Johnson its first woman Chief Meteorologist
Veronica Johnson has been named the chief meteorologist for 7News’ First Alert Weather Team. According to WJLA, she is the first woman and Black…
WTOP’s longtime reporter Neal Augenstein diagnosed with lung cancer
When Neal Augenstein shared his cancer diagnosis on Twitter, the well wishes and prayers began flowing in almost immediately, and the longtime WTOP reporter…
Baltimore Banner taps Sun’s Sharon Nevins as chief revenue officer
The Baltimore Banner announced that it has tapped Sharon Nevins as chief revenue officer to lead a dynamic sales team for the startup local…
The Washington Post to stop publishing its Sunday magazine
The Washington Post will stop publishing its stand-alone Sunday magazine, one of the last of its kind in the country and which has…
Layoffs at CNN will be ‘gut punch’ to the network
CNN has informed employees that layoffs had commenced, a move that is expected to impact hundreds of staffers at the global news network and…
