
MPT’s Linda Taggart honored for broadcast industry contributions
Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) Linda Taggart, vice president, Development, was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences National Capital Chesapeake

Kevin McCarthy, WTTG’s entertainment reporter, reports receiving nasty social media posts
WTTG-TV’s entertainment reporter has been getting mean social media posts from people who think he’s former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The

Stephen Graddick joins WTTG Washington as co-anchor and reporter
Stephen Graddick is joining WTTG Washington and will co-anchor Fox 5 Morning News at 4-5 a.m. weekdays, alongside Holly Morris, and

The Washington Post’s Krissah Thompson named recipient of Dorothy Butler Gilliam Trailblazer Award
The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) announced that Krissah Thompson, a managing editor at The Washington Post, will be honored with the inaugural

Sharla McBride, formerly with WUSA9, joins Newsmax as Wake Up America co-host
Sharla McBride has joined Newsmax as a co-host of Wake Up America alongside Rob Finnerty, reports TVNewser. McBride, most recently a news and

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

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker receives Television Broadcast Award from Multicultural Media Correspondents Association
Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, received the Television Broadcast Award from the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association during its annual dinner

MotorWeek’s John Davis inducted into National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chapter’s Gold Circle
John Davis, producer, creator and host of the Maryland Public Television (MPT) series MotorWeek, was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts &

Norfolk news anchor Barbara Ciara retiring after more than five decades in print and broadcast
Barbara Ciara, managing editor and evening anchor at WTKR, Norfolk, Va., is leaving broadcast news. Ciara published her first news article in a college

WaPo’s Camila DeChalus joins CNN as White House reporter
Camila DeChalus joined CNN Worldwide as a White House reporter. She previously was a congressional reporter for The Washington Post where she covered key

WRC and Telemundo Washington, D.C., name news directors
Matt Glassman, WRC Washington assistant news director, and Daniela Llargues, WZDC Washington executive producer, have been named news directors at their respective stations, which

Andrea Vernot, arts, tourism and economic development marketer, dies at 60
Andrea Vernot, well known in the Baltimore marketing community and across Maryland for her passion for promoting people, places and brands, died September 23

Tish Van Dyke joins D.C.-based JPA Health as executive vice president
JPA Health announced that Tish Van Dyke joined the D.C.-based agency as executive vice president. At JPA Health, Van Dyke will lead

D.C.-area updates: Inova rebranding; hires at Appian and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
Inova, a nonprofit health system in D.C. and Northern Virginia, launched a comprehensive rebranding initiative with, states as release, a new logo, look

Sharla McBride, sports anchor and reporter at WUSA9 since 2020, exits the D.C.-based station
Sharla McBride, who joined WUSA9 in March 2020 as a sports anchor and reporter, has left the station. Her plans for the future were
