BBB National Programs names Phyllis Marcus as Vice President, National Advertising Division
Phyllis Hurwitz Marcus, a national leader in the advertising bar with decades of experience both working at and practicing before the Federal Trade Commission
AJ Jones II appointed EVP, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer of Monumental Sports and Entertainment
AJ Jones II has been named EVP, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer of Monumental Sports and Entertainment. In this role, states a release,
Ralph Posner joins AHLA as Chief Communications Officer
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), which represents all segments of the hotel industry, announced an executive leadership role to bolster AHLA’s
People in the News: McCullough, Eamich, McKelvey, Stuteville and Voljavec
Lauren McCullough (pictured) has joined Red Thinking in the role of Director of Client Services. Amanda Eamich has been promoted to Vice President of
Adfero adds Steve Lombardo as CEO
Adfero, a strategic communications and public affairs agency, welcomes Steve Lombardo, as Chief Executive Officer. Lombardo, who previously led public affairs and crisis shops
Rick Hindin, ad exec and co-founder of Britches of Georgetown, dies
Photo: Britches Great Outdoors Alumni Facebook page Rick Hindin, a retail entrepreneur who co-founded Britches of Georgetowne and later returned to his roots
From Mad Men to Tech Stacks
By Rob Whittle, a longtime D.C.-area advertising executive who sold his venerable firm, Williams Whittle, to Yes& and is retiring after
Marketbridge announces appointment of Bob Ray to board of directors
Marketbridge, a leading integrated growth consulting and marketing firm, today announced the appointment of Bob Ray to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ray
Shonali Burke, former Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Arena Stage, named Managing Director of People’s Light
Shonali Burke, former Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Arena Stage, has been named Managing Director of People’s Light theater in Malvern, PA,
Kathy Baird, The Washington Post’s chief communications officer, resigns
Kathy Baird, The Washington Post’s chief communications officer, is resigning effective March 31, reports PRWeek. Baird announced her departure in an internal memo
People in the News: Amy DeMaria, Leslie Nagao and Aimee Segal
Amy DeMaria joins Rational 360 as managing director and co-head of the Healthcare Practice. According to a release, DeMaria, above, has decades of
Advertising risk-taker to champion ‘fresh, unheard voices’ as TBC’s new creative chief
TBC in Baltimore has named Jonathan Cude as its Chief Creative Officer. According to a release, TBC, currently celebrating its 50-year anniversary under
Martha Wilcox, D.C.-area agency exec, dies at 68
D.C.-area agency exec Martha Wilcox died at 68. She had cancer. Portions of her online obit follow: Wilcox was born in “The
D.C. broadcast legend Diane Rehm to leave WAMU on May 2
Diane Rehm, the longtime WAMU radio broadcaster, will be the first to tell you that “retirement” isn’t in her vocabulary. But, Rehm, 88,
Ron Nessen, President Gerald R. Ford’s press secretary, dies at 90
Ron Nessen, who as President Gerald R. Ford’s press secretary from 1974 to 1977 pledged a new era of openness after the Watergate
