
Vandana Sinha, WBJ Editor-in-Chief, promoted to regional editor with American City Business Journals
Washington Business Journal Editor-in-Chief Vandana Sinha, an employee of the news organization for just shy of two decades, has accepted a regional

Martha M. Boudreau, EVP, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at AARP, named one of Ad Age’s 2023 Leading Women
Martha M. Boudreau, EVP, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at D.C.-based AARP, has been named one of Ad Age’s 2023 Leading

Sam Zell, former owner of The Sun and Tribune Co., dies at age 81
Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate and son of Holocaust survivors, passed away on May 18 at the age of 81. As the

Jeff Wilson, APR, to be honored June 7 by PRSA Richmond with Excellence in Public Relations Award
Jeff Wilson, APR, is being honored by PRSA Richmond as this year’s Excellence in Public Relations Award winner. The award, being presented June

Longtime WTOP afternoon co-anchor Hillary Howard exits on June 2
Hillary Howard, WTOP afternoon co-anchor, will leave the station on Friday, June 2. According to RadioInsight, Howard has co-anchored afternoons at WTOP

WaPo promoting Matea Gold to managing editor
The Washington Post is promoting National Editor Matea Gold to managing editor, a role in which she will oversee several major newsroom departments. Gold,

Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBCUniversal, named Twitter’s CEO
Elon Musk has named Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s CEO, ending “intense speculation about who the billionaire would appoint as his successor” at the

Google Veteran Sven Reigle Joins Crosby as VP of Data Science & Performance Marketing
Sven Reigle has joined Crosby Marketing Communications in the newly created position of Vice President of Data Science & Performance Marketing. He will be

Will Sommer joins The Washington Post as a media reporter
The Washington Post announced that Will Sommer will join The Post as a media reporter on May 15. For five years, states the Post,

Annie Yu, WUSA News Anchor, has gone through the “most difficult time” in her life
Annie Yu, news anchor at WUSA-TV in D.C., announced in early February 2023 that she was taking time off to deal with

Jacqueline Alemany, WaPo’s congressional investigations reporter, honored as “Outstanding Journalist in Print”
Jacqueline Alemany, The Washington Post’s congressional investigations reporter, is being honored as the “Outstanding Journalist in Print” at the 10th Annual Washington Women

D.C.-area updates: ScienceLogic, DCI Group and 3Pillar Global
ScienceLogic added Tina McNulty as Chief Marketing Officer and Erin Boyd as Vice President of Sales, North America. McNulty, top in photo, states a

Ron Owens, veteran ad industry advocate, dies at age 85
Ron Owens, president of Ron Owens & Associates, died at age 85 of a heart attack. Owens headed a Baltimore-based consultancy which specialized

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein recovering after lung cancer surgery
When WTOP’s Neal Augenstein shared his cancer diagnosis in late 2022 and the well wishes and prayers began flowing in. On April 18,

Shomari Stone, who spent more than a decade at WRC, joins WTTG Washington as reporter and anchor
Shomari Stone joins WTTG Washington as a reporter and anchor on May 1, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Stone was a correspondent on CNBC’s
