
“Best Crew” features wardrobe stylist Wilfree Vasquez
Capitol Communicator is featuring “Best Crew,” a profile series by Eli Meir Kaplan, a Washington, D.C.-based commercial photographer and director. The series

Linda Wertheimer, one of the “founding mothers” of NPR, announces her retirement
After more than fifty years with NPR and public broadcasting, Linda Wertheimer, has announced her retirement. Wertheimer, Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and Cokie Roberts

Greg Kihlström named top global thought leader in marketing by Thinkers360
Thinkers360, the world’s premier thought leadership ecosystem announced its list of their Top 50 Global Thought Leaders in Marketing for 2024, and named

Donald West, former top editor of Broadcasting+Cable, dies at 94
Donald West, former top editor of Broadcasting+Cable (formerly Broadcasting magazine), died February 4 in Arlington, VA. He was 94. According to Broadcasting+Cable,

Joe Madison, influential voice for decades on D. C. radio, dies at 74
Joe Madison, a civil rights activist who found his voice as an influential talk radio host known as the Black Eagle and whose decades

Kristen Dahlgren leaves NBC News to launch The Pink Eraser to bring breast cancer vaccines to market
Two high-profile breast cancer survivors, with the nation’s top breast cancer doctors backing them, launched the Pink Eraser Project to accelerate development

Danny Robinson promoted to CEO of The Martin Agency
Danny Robinson has been promoted to CEO of The Martin Agency. According to a release, he will be taking on the leadership responsibilities from

Changes at Weber Shandwick, The Alpine Group adds Shayne Woods, and William P. Steponkus dies
Weber Shandwick announced that Pam Jenkins has been named Chief Public Health Officer, while continuing her role as Chief Public Affairs Officer and Chair,

Donnie Simpson, veteran D.C. radio personality, exits WMMJ/WDCJ
Veteran D.C.radio personality Donnie Simpson has hosted his final afternoon show on Radio One urban AC “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/

Katherine Maher named president and CEO of NPR
D.C.-based NPR named Katherine Maher its president and chief executive officer, succeeding John Lansing, who retired at the end of 2023. According

Michael Tribble joins WAMU as chief content officer
Market leading news/talk WAMU Washington, D.C., (88.5) turns to a veteran newspaper journalist and content director as its new Chief Content

Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood dies at 91
Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood, anchor of “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File,

John Fritze and Michael Yoshida Join CNN as D.C.-based reporters
John Fritze and Michael Yoshida are joining CNN as a Supreme Court reporter and a D.C.-based CNN Newsource correspondent, respectively, reports TVNewser.

Karl Wells joins WaPo as Chief Growth Officer in “first-of-its-kind” role
The Washington Post named Karl Wells as its Chief Growth Officer. According to The Post, it’s “a first-of-its-kind role for

Scott Thuman promoted to evening anchor at WJLA
WJLA promoted Scott Thuman to evening anchor. According to TVSpy, Thuman will continue in his role as chief political correspondent and cover world affairs
