Appointments at Baltimore Banner and Venetoulis Institute; Urban One’s Kantor to retire
Marketing executive Clay Fisher has joined the Board of Directors of the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, according to The Baltimore Banner. “As The
Karoline Leavitt named President-elect Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has named Karoline Leavitt, who served as the national press secretary for his 2024 campaign, to be his White House
Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, will be the incoming president’s communications director
Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, has been named the incoming president’s communications director. Cheung served as Donald Trump’s principal
Liz Seymour promoted to managing editor at Washington Post
The Washington Post named Liz Seymour its newest managing editor. “No one is a fiercer advocate for Post journalism than Liz,” shared Executive Editor
Bill Sammon named Senior Vice President of Washington, D.C., Editorial Content for The Hill and NewsNation
Nexstar Media Group appointed Bill Sammon as Senior Vice President of Washington, D.C., Editorial Content for The Hill, a national source of digital
David Chalian named CNN’s D.C. bureau chief
David Chalian, CNN‘s longtime political director, has been promoted to senior VP and Washington, D.C., bureau chief, reports Deadline. The appointment follows
Reg Murphy, former Baltimore Sun publisher and kidnapping survivor, dies at 90
John Reginald “Reg” Murphy, a former publisher of The Baltimore Sun who survived a politically-motivated kidnapping while leading The Atlanta Constitution, died from
Six Community College Students Named ‘Crosby Marketing Scholars’
Scholarship Promotes Greater Participation in Advertising/PR Industry Crosby Marketing Communications named six Anne Arundel Community College students to participate in the Crosby Marketing
Jim Hoagland, a Washington Post journalist whose “intrepid reporting and erudite columns were twice honored with the Pulitzer Prize,” dies at 84
Jim Hoagland, a Washington Post journalist whose “intrepid reporting and erudite columns were twice honored with the Pulitzer Prize and made him for decades
Sean Perkins named CMO of NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), based in D.C., added Sean Perkins as chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Global Connections
Longtime WJLA news anchor Dave Lucas to retire after nearly 48 years in journalism
Dave Lucas, longtime WJLA news anchor, will retire at the end of November after nearly five decades in broadcast journalism, reports WJLA. Lucas has
WBJ honors Maria J. Rodriguez, Vanguard Communications, with Women Who Mean Business award
Maria J. Rodriguez, president and CEO of Vanguard Communications, was named one of this year’s Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business
Stephanie Gaines-Bryant retires after 16 years at WTOP and 30 years on radio
Stephanie Gaines-Bryant posted on Facebook that she is retiring “after 16 plus years at WTOP and 30 years on the radio here in
Lissa Blackaby Forsterer Named Chief Growth Officer as RP3 Agency Plans for Expansion
RP3 Agency, an independent, full-service marketing agency based in the Washington, D.C., area, announced the appointment of Lissa Blackaby Forsterer as Chief
Donald Thoms inducted into National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chapter’s Gold Circle
Donald Thoms, president of ThomsMediaGroup, was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s (NATAS-NCCB)
