Jen Psaki’s final day as White House Press Secretary is May 13
Jen Psaki had been White House press secretary less than two weeks when a reporter, states the AP, asked whether Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump had made President Joe…
ABC News promotes D.C.-based Liz Alesse to head ABC Audio
ABC News promoted Liz Alesse to vice president of ABC Audio, overseeing ABC News Radio and ABC News podcasts along with entertainment content. “Liz…
Washington Post wins 2022 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol
The staff of The Washington Post has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the January 6, 2021, attack…
Fox 45’s “Traffic Jam Jimmy” Dies of Heart Attack
Described by The Sun as “as Baltimore as they come,” Fox 45 morning traffic reporter Jimmy Uhrin died of an apparent heart attack Saturday…
CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell honored with 2021 National Press Foundation Taishoff Award
CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell was honored with the 2021 National Press Foundation Taishoff Award for excellence in broadcast journalism at a…
COVID reported by attendees at White House Correspondent Association Dinner
Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming a superspreader and now the cases are rolling in. The annual White House Correspondents Dinner on April…
Maryland Public Television celebrates opening of expanded production studio
Maryland Public Television recently conducted ceremonies to mark the opening of The Irene and Edward H. Kaplan Production Studio at its Owings Mills campus.…
PR pros earned $10K more than journalists in 2021; D.C. has among the highest number of PR pros
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, in 2021 the median annual income of a PR…
Ninth annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards honors four top female political reporters
The ninth annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards, which recognize outstanding women journalists in the nation’s capital, will honor four of Washington’s…
Lester Holt inducted into NAB’s Achievement in Broadcasting Hall of Fame
The National Association of Broadcasters inducted NBC Nightly News and Dateline anchor Lester Holt into its Achievement in Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Based in…
Jim Hartz, former WRC-TV news anchor with Jim Vance, dies at 82
Jim Hartz, a co-host of NBC’s “Today” show for two years in the mid-1970s who also was a local news anchor…
Carla Broyles named senior editor for career development at The Washington Post
The Washington Post announced that Carla Broyles will oversee The Post’s summer internship and its academic year internships with Howard University, the University…
Howard Bernstein, former WUSA meteorologist, doing weather reports on WJZ
Howard Bernstein, former WUSA meteorologist in D.C., is now doing freelance on-air weather reports on WJZ in Baltimore. Since leaving WUSA, Bernstein…
Hundreds may lose jobs as CNN+ shuts down
CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April…
Washington Commanders launch in-house creative entity called Washington Branded
The Washington Commanders have launched an in-house marketing, media and entertainment studio called Washington Branded. This new creative arm, states a release, will…
