Meagan Fitzgerald, former weekend news anchor at NBC-owned station in D.C., becomes NBC News correspondent in London
NBC News correspondent Meagan Fitzgerald who joined the network in 2020, will be moving from Chicago to become a correspondent based in London. Since joining NBC News, Fitzgerald has covered…
Fox DC promotes meteorologist Mike Thomas to replace Sue Palka, who retired
Fox-owned WTTG has named Mike Thomas evening meteorologist, succeeding Sue Palka who retired. Thomas will report the weather for the 5, 6:30,…
FOX 5’s Sue Palka delivers her final weather forecast
A familiar face to D.C.-area television viewers has delivered her last regularly scheduled weather forecast. FOX 5’s Sue Palka, who worked…
Black News Channel shutters two years after launch
Black News Channel has shut down, two years after its launch, reports TheWrap. Multiple employees told TheWrap they were notified individually that Friday, March…
BuzzFeed CEO ‘pressured to close entire news division,’ reports NY Post
BuzzFeed investors are reportedly pressuring CEO Jonah Peretti to close its entire money-losing news operation, reports the New York Post. Mark Schoffs, editor…
Shauna Little named Vice President of Marketing for The Washington Post’s Client Solutions team
The Washington Post announced that Shauna Little will join the Client Solutions team as Vice President of Marketing. Beginning April 11, she will oversee…
The Washington Post named top news source for opinion leaders inside the Beltway by 2021 Erdos and Morgan study
The Washington Post reports it is “the number-one news source for opinion leaders inside the Beltway and those across all three branches of…
BuzzFeed News cuts staff to shrink financial losses
BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Mark Schoofs is stepping down, along with at least two other top editors as the digital media company said…
Av Westin, ABC newsman behind award-winning ‘20/20,’ dies at 92
Av Westin, executive producer of ABC’s World News Tonight in 1979 when he was tapped to lead 20/20, the ABC newsmagazine that…
TV “icon” Maury Povich, who worked for WTTG in D.C. in 1960s, to retire
Daytime syndicated talk show Maury will be wrapping with the current season, saying that it was a mutual decision between NBCUniversal and veteran host…
Shomari Stone shifts from WRC to CNBC
Shomari Stone is joining CNBC as a general assignment reporter for The News with Shepard Smith, focusing on general and breaking news. He’ll…
Journalists focus on online newspapers and Twitter first for news
A slight majority – 57% – of journalists get their news from online newspapers or magazines, down from 58% in 2021. 18% get their news from…
Benjamin Hall, D.C.-based Fox News State Department injured in attack in Ukraine, now safe
Fox News State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was on assignment in Ukraine and severely injured in an attack that killed two Fox News…
Baltimore-based NeonOx offers blockchain and NFT ticketing for events; WYPR launches “Wavelength” podcast series
Event organizers have a new option for managing and delivering tickets quickly and seamlessly following the launch of NeonOx, a new platform leveraging blockchain…
“Soaring” audience gains by Fox, CNN and MSNBC driven by viewer interest in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Major 24/7 TV news networks posted more soaring gains driven by intense interest in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Viewing rose 17% to…
