Robert Burton exits 7News in D.C. after a decade
After 10 years with 7News in D.C., Robert Burton will step away from the morning anchor desk to spend more time with his
American Red Cross adds PepsiCo’s Chris Kuechenmeister as vice president of communications
The American Red Cross, based in D.C., added Chris Kuechenmeister as vice president of communications. According to Rihondo, The Red Cross confirmed that
Howard University appoints “Chuka” Onwumechili as Interim Dean of Cathy Hughes School of Communications
Howard University named Chukwuka “Chuka” Onwumechili as the interim dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. This announcement, states a release, comes as
Around D.C.: Updates on Lori Russo, Kellyanne Conway and Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick
Lori Russo, president of Stanton Communications, shown above in photo from early in her career, marks her 25th anniversary at the D.C.-based
Eugene Daniels inducted as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association
POLITICO White House Correspondent and Playbook Co-Author Eugene Daniels has been inducted as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He will serve
RP3 appoints Jono DeCosta as Head of Media
RP3 announced the appointment of Jonathan “Jono” DeCosta as Head of Media. DeCosta brings 15 years of experience to the role, with expertise spanning
Peter Elkins-Williams joins WaPo to lead company’s efforts to grow through partnerships and mergers & acquisitions
Peter Elkins-Williams is joining The Washington Post as Head of Global Partnerships & Corporate Development, a new role designed to lead the company’
ABC News promotes Rick Klein to vice president and D.C. bureau chief
ABC News’ Rick Klein has been promoted to vice president and Washington, D.C., bureau chief. “As a seasoned and highly respected journalist, Rick
Krissah Thompson to lead task force building WaPo’s third newsroom
The Washington Post announced that Krissah Thompson will run the newsroom process of building the third newsroom. According to The Post: “With a task
Tina Martin, co-founder of Martin-Schaffer Advertising, dies at 77
Tina Martin, right in photo, co-founder of Martin-Schaffer Advertising, has died. Her death, at 77, resulted from the side effects of treatments
Terence Samuel, editor in chief of USA Today, exits after one year
Terence Samuel, editor in chief of USA Today, McLean, Virginia, has departed after one year, reports Deadline. Caren Bohan, the publication’s executive editor
Kat Trainor joins The Hill as VP of Events to generate new advertising partners
Kat Trainor joins The Hill as Vice President of Events. In this newly created role, she will lead the live events team, helping The
High-profile employees exit Politico
Three high-profile employees plan to leave Politico in the coming weeks: Alex Ward, above, “co-author of Politico’s massive scoop about the
Jerald Fritz, executive VP for strategic and legal affairs at Sinclair’s ONE Media Technologies unit, to retire on July 1
Jerald “Jerry” Fritz, Executive Vice President for Strategic and Legal Affairs at ONE Media Technologies, LLC, an Arlington, VA, subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc., has
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis “retains links to PR firm that bears his initials,’ states Financial Times
Washington Post publisher “Sir Will Lewis is facing a PR crisis, with his own newspaper and rivals investigating his past as a senior executive
