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People in the Spotlight: Howard Bernstein, Susan Cato and Martha Mathers
Feb 22, 2023

People in the Spotlight: Howard Bernstein, Susan Cato and Martha Mathers

Howard Bernstein has left WTAJ in Altoona, PA, where he was news anchor on the station’s 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm and

Marriott International, Bethesda, MD, appoints Saba Landmann, Senior Vice President, Global Brand and Portfolio PR
Feb 21, 2023

Marriott International, Bethesda, MD, appoints Saba Landmann, Senior Vice President, Global Brand and Portfolio PR

Marriott International, Bethesda, MD, appointed Saba Landmann, Senior Vice President, Global Brand and Portfolio PR. Landmann will be responsible for leading communications for the

Jen Psaki, former White House Press Secretary, to host MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki, starting Sunday, March 19
Feb 21, 2023

Jen Psaki, former White House Press Secretary, to host MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki, starting Sunday, March 19

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will host MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki, starting Sunday, March 19, and stream on the Peacock

Photographer Cade Martin completes campaign for Wounded Warrior Project
Feb 17, 2023

Photographer Cade Martin completes campaign for Wounded Warrior Project

Award-winning photographer Cade Martin completed a project for the Wounded Warrior Project.  He said the organization “does powerful work, and working with them

Katherine Lugar to Join Hilton as Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Feb 16, 2023

Katherine Lugar to Join Hilton as Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs

Hilton, based in McLean, VA, has named Katherine Lugar as executive vice president of corporate affairs, effective April 2023. She most recently served as

Crosby Adds Brand Strategist Edward Farley as Executive Vice President
Feb 16, 2023

Crosby Adds Brand Strategist Edward Farley as Executive Vice President

Veteran brand and business growth strategist Edward Farley has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as Executive Vice President. He will lead Crosby teams in developing

People in the spotlight: Yamiche Alcindor, Ann Marie Cumming and Kailey Leinz
Feb 13, 2023

People in the spotlight: Yamiche Alcindor, Ann Marie Cumming and Kailey Leinz

Yamiche Alcindor, above, says her time moderating PBS’s “Washington Week” is coming to an end. The Hill.reports that the anchor and reporter,

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield to leave at end of month
Feb 10, 2023

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield to leave at end of month

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield will leave at the end of the month. Bedingfield, a longtime Biden aide dating back to his time

Destination DC promotes Robin A. McClain to chief marketing officer
Feb 9, 2023

Destination DC promotes Robin A. McClain to chief marketing officer

Destination DC (DDC) has promoted Robin A. McClain to chief marketing officer.  At DDC, McClain leads the marketing and communications team of 25, responsible

WaPo adds Chris Dehghanpoor to its Rapid Response Investigations Team
Feb 7, 2023

WaPo adds Chris Dehghanpoor to its Rapid Response Investigations Team

The Washington Post added Chris Dehghanpoor to its Rapid Response Investigations Team as a reporter specializing in open-source research. According to The Post:

LaSharah S. Bunting joins Online News Association as CEO and Executive Director
Feb 7, 2023

LaSharah S. Bunting joins Online News Association as CEO and Executive Director

The Online News Association (ONA), based in D.C., the world’s largest digital journalism association, announced that LaSharah S. Bunting is the association’

WJLA’s Veronica Johnson featured in WaPo story about Black women changing TV weather
Feb 6, 2023

WJLA’s Veronica Johnson featured in WaPo story about Black women changing TV weather

For decades, broadcast meteorology has been dominated by White men — leaving out women, and particularly women of color. Of the hundreds of chief meteorologists

RP3 agency names Chris Dealy chief creative officer
Feb 6, 2023

RP3 agency names Chris Dealy chief creative officer

Move Sets Stage for Opening of New York Office Independent, full-service marketing agency RP3 announced that Chris Dealy, a veteran, New York-based

WBAL-TV’s Lowell Melser takes PIO position with Baltimore County Department of Public Works
Feb 6, 2023

WBAL-TV’s Lowell Melser takes PIO position with Baltimore County Department of Public Works

Lowell Melser, a general assignment reporter and meteorologist at WBAL-TV for 20 years, is now with Baltimore County as chief public information officer.

D.C.-area agency updates: Beekeeper Group, Brightfind and DG Public Relations
Feb 5, 2023

D.C.-area agency updates: Beekeeper Group, Brightfind and DG Public Relations

Beekeeper Group promoted Alexandra Dickinson and Hannah Levy to Partner.  Dickinson, left in photo, joined Beekeeper Group in 2012 as an account manager and,

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