Zero G Ride Leaves Sonya Gavankar Asking “How Green do I Look?”
By Sonya Gavankar It is very hard for me to describe what I do for my “job”. Hour by hour it is different, but
AFRO Newspaper GM Edgar Brookins Dead at 74
Longtime Washington AFRO General and Circulation Manager Edgar Brookins, died at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md, after a battle with prostate cancer.
Wendy Rieger, D.C.-Area Newscaster for More than Three Decades, to Retire
Wendy Rieger, news anchor on NBC4 and former anchor at WTOP, has announced her retirement following more than three decades helming D.C. area
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Pinkston, Stratacomm and Stagwell Media
Pinkston acquires messaging and communications firm Pliris Strategies in Oklahoma City. Pliris founder and CEO Donelle Harder will join Pinkston as a senior vice
Yamiche Alcindor Joins NBC News as Washington Correspondent
Yamiche Alcindor, the veteran PBS Newshour White House correspondent, will join NBC News as a Washington correspondent, according to a memo to staff from
People on the move: Symone Sanders, Kimberly Holmes-Iverson and Kate O’Donnell
Symone Sanders, above, the senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, is expected to leave the White House at the end
Harris Faulkner Honored as Broadcast Journalist of Year by Multicultural Media and Correspondents Association
The Multicultural Media and Correspondents Association honored Harris Faulkner as its Broadcast Journalist of the Year during the sixth annual Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner
D.C. Weather Broadcasting “Giant” Doug Hill Dies at 71
Doug Hill, “a giant in TV weather broadcasting in the Washington region,” has died at age 71, reports The Washington Post. The cause of
PRSA NCC Announces 2022 Leadership
PRSA NCC, the nation’s largest chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), announced its incoming leaders for 2022. Elected by the
WWPR Names Susan Waldman, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Meals on Wheels America, 2021 Woman of the Year
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) named Susan Waldman, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Meals on Wheels America, the 2021 Woman of the
Cade Martin Photographs Project for Planet Word Museum
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin has completed a project for Planet Word Museum. According to Cade, it was “really excited, enthusiastic and eager to
University of Maryland’s Jordan Landsman Awarded 2021 McDermott Social Impact Scholarship
The American Advertising Federation of Baltimore (AAFB) announced the winners of multiple scholarships, including the Matt & Wendy McDermott Social Impact Scholarship. Started in
People in the News: Suzanne S. Youngkin, David Wolotsky and Antoine Sanfuentes
Suzanne S. Youngkin, wife of incoming Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, worked at one time as a public relations executive at Ogilvy PR. Currently, Youngkin,
Crosby Continues Annual Day of Service with Donations to More Than 100 Charities Totaling Over $20,000
Crosby Marketing Communications held its ninth annual Inspiring Actions That Matter™ Day of Service and the company gave each of its 108 staff members
Edward J. Clarke, Deceased Newspaper Owner, Removed from MDDC Hall of Fame for Extreme Racism and Promoting Lynching
The Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association (MDDC) has removed Edward J. Clarke, the late editor and owner of the Worcester Democrat, from its
