
People in the spotlight: Susana Castillo, Jacqueline Policastro and Shashi Bellamkonda
Susana Castillo, shown above, has been appointed Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM) in Washington, D.C.. Castillo began

“Best Crew” features cinematographer and still photographer Michael Patrick O’Leary
Capitol Communicator is featuring “Best Crew,” a profile series by Eli Meir Kaplan, a Washington, D.C.-based commercial photographer and director. The series

Emma Grazado joins WaPo as first social media coach
Emma Grazado has joined The Washington Post as its first social media coach. In this new role, she will work to boost connections between

D.C.-based Suzanne Malveaux, CNN national correspondent and anchor, is leaving the network
CNN national correspondent and anchor Suzanne Malveaux is leaving the network. The move, she said, will allow her to focus on her family “and

The Washington Post names Ali Pannoni its talent and community editor
The Washington Post announced that Ali Pannoni will become its talent and community editor. In this role, states The Post, she will help “reimagine

WWPR announces 2023 Board: Elynsey Price and Zorie Valchev named co-presidents
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a leading resource for female communications professionals in the nation’s capital, announced its 2023 Board of Directors.

WTTG-TV employee carjacked outside station in Bethesda
A WTTG-TV producer was the victim of a carjacking after arriving for work early last Wednesday morning at the Washington, D.C. Fox-

Todd Bernstein named vice president and general manager of WJLA Washington
Sinclair Broadcast Group appointed Todd Bernstein vice president and general manager of its ABC affiliate WJLA Washington and its cable news channel WJLA-24/

D.C. PR legend Charlie Brotman celebrates his 95th birthday
Charlie Brotman celebrated his 95th birthday with about 45 friends and family – including former Washington Redskins Rick “Doc” Walker, shown above, and Dexter Manley,

Remembering some members of the media who died in 2022
TVNewsCheck has a year-end report on the deaths in 2022 of outstanding men and women who shaped television. Below are those with a

Karen Kennedy, “advertising pioneer” who headed KSK Communications, dies at 79
Karen. S Kennedy, who headed KSK Communications and managed the Vienna-based agency for 18 years, died on December 26 of complications from Myelodysplastic

Dax Tejera, executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, dies at 37
Dax Tejera, the executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, died from a heart attack a few weeks shy of his 38th

The C-360 Agency taps Matthew King as social media strategist
The C-360 Agency, a full-service integrated communications agency specializing in marketing strategy, public relations, social media, digital strategy and paid advertising, announced

Making News
Tasha Dean (pictured) has been named The Martin Agency’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer, where she’ll reinvent the agency’s payment model

Meeting people where they are: 3 ways Response Labs support and engages staff
Let’s face it, “work-life balance” is a complicated concept. Everyone has their own definition of what this means based on their own
