Former PRSA Maryland President David Marshall named Dean at Savannah State
Savannah State University, the first public historically black college or university in the state of Georgia, has named David Marshall, Ph.D., as the
WRC anchor Leon Harris gets time in jail after pleading guilty to DUI charge
NBC Washington anchor Leon Harris will spend 10 days in jail, after pleading guilty to a driving under the influence charge in Montgomery County,
Event and PR Observations from the Biden White House
Adam Shapiro, who leads Adam Shapiro Public Relations in D.C., attended a White House Pride Month Celebration in the East Room on June
Whittle wins best columnist award
By Kelly Callahan-Poe Rob Whittle, CEO of Williams Whittle, was awarded Best Columnist for a weekly newspaper from the Society of Professional Journalists
WTOP radio’s ‘Get On TOP Of MS’ campaign reflects personal cause of two on-air employees
WTOP all-news radio in Washington, D.C., (103.5) will help a cause close to the heart of two of its on-air
Sarah Gilbert, NPR’s VP for News Programming, to leave on July 11
Sarah Gilbert, NPR’s VP for News Programming, will exit the network on July 11 for a position outside of the company, reports Inside
Mark Shields, syndicated columnist, political analyst and PBS NewsHour contributor, dies at 85
Syndicated columnist, political analyst and PBS NewsHour contributor Mark Shields died Saturday of kidney failure at the age of 85. Shields is best known
Lauren Lawson-Zilai, D.C.-based Goodwill Industries International, honored at Top Women in Communications Awards
Lauren Lawson-Zilai of D.C.-based Goodwill Industries International was honored at the Top Women in Communications Awards luncheon on June 16 in
Josh Weinberg joins D.C.-based American Geophysical Union as vice president of strategic communications & marketing
The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists, has named Josh Weinberg as the organization’s Vice
KayAnn Schoeneman named president of Curley Company
KayAnn Schoeneman has been named president of D.C.-based Curley Company. In that position, states a release, she will will spearhead the implementation
Communicators checking in and out at Hilton
Three communicator changes at Hilton, which is headquartered in McLean, VA. Mariam Scherstrome joined Hilton as Senior Director of Global Brand Marketing for the
Felicia Sonmez fired by WaPo after Twitter dispute
Felicia Sonmez, a reporter for The Washington Post who has been at the center of a debate over the organization’s social media policies
People on the move
Sean Murphy, former EVP of ecommerce for CustomInk, one of the most successful and most well known tshirt merchandising companies in the D.C.
RP3 Agency names Ingrid Vax head of Biz Development
Independent, full-service marketing agency RP3 today named Ingrid Vax, a veteran of the D.C.-area advertising scene, as its new Head of
D.C.-area agency updates: Powell Tate, Social Driver and Clyde Group
Powell Tate adds Teressa Wykpisz-Lee, shown above, as senior vice president. According to LinkedIn, she brings 17 years of experience in the public
