Makeda Loney, Copywriter at The Martin Agency, in List of 50 Rising Stars Revolutionizing Advertising
Makeda Loney, copywriter at The Martin Agency in Richmond, is included in Insider’s list of 50 rising stars of Madison Avenue who are
Response Labs Adds Persa Konomi and Christopher Kayser
Response Labs, based in Baltimore, added Persa Konomi, above, and Christopher Kayser to its team. Response Labs expands the breadth of experience in digital
Crosby Adds Two To Social Media Team
Florence Lochrane and Jennifer Forester have joined Crosby Marketing Communications, expanding its team of social media professionals. Lochrane, left in photo, will serve as
Ben Finzel’s Thoughts on Being Inducted into the PRSA National Capital Chapter Hall of Fame
By Ben Finzel, President and Founder, RENEWPR Earlier this year, my friend Shonali Burke did me the great honor of nominating me for the
Katie Couric’s “Going There” Provides Her Thoughts About Some D.C. TV Newscasters
Going There, the new memoir from Katie Couric, an Arlington, VA, native who was a local DC TV reporter before ascending to network-news
Remembering Phyliss Robinson, 1921- 2010, Female Trailblazer in Advertising
October is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Phyllis Kenner Robinson, “the first lady of Madison Avenue’s creative revolution,” as she was
David Finn, One of the Fathers of the PR Industry, Dies at 100
David Finn, co-founder of PR agency Ruder Finn, died at age 100 on Oct. 18. In an AdAge post, Ruder Finn’s Chief
Crosby Adds Abbey Meltzer as Vice President to Bolster Health Expertise
Abbey Meltzer has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as a Vice President to support the firm’s growing public health and medical science communications programs
CNN’s Kasie Hunt Has Surgery to Remove Benign Brain Tumor
CNN anchor and chief national affairs analyst Kasie Hunt underwent a four-hour operation in early October to remove what turned out to be
Howard Bernstein Joins News 12 Long Island as Freelance Meteorologist
Former WUSA meteorologist Howard Bernstein is now a freelance meteorologist for News 12 Long Island and other News 12 properties. News 12 Networks is
Newsy Adds Journalists To 14 Bureaus, Including Nine to D.C. Bureau
Newsy, the E.W. Scripps free 24/7 broadcast news network, has hired journalists to staff its 14 bureaus across the country, reports TVNewsCheck.
D.C.-Area Updates: Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, D.C. United and Sunrise Senior Living
The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria added Franki Fitterer as the director of communications and marketing for the university. Fitterer, above, will direct
Shonali Burke Named Chief Marketing Officer at Arena Stage
Arena Stage named Shonali Burke its Chief Marketing Officer. Burke is an award-winning public relations strategist and digital marketing pioneer who has been
Crosby Adds Marcos Ballestero as Vice President, Digital Creative Director
Marcos Ballestero has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as Vice President, Digital Creative Director. He will play a lead role in creative concepting and user-
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: HudsonLake and Glen Echo Group
HudsonLake added Grant McLaughlin, above, to its executive team. McLaughlin joins the Alexandria, VA-based agency after more than 20 years at Booz Allen
