National Advertising Review Board Welcomes Six New Members, Including MDB’s Cary Hatch
The National Advertising Review Board (NARB) welcomed six new members, including Cary Hatch, CEO, Brand Advocate of D.C.-based MDB Communications, who were
Washington Redskins Departures Include Senior Marketing Execs
The Washington Redskins have ousted their president of business operations and chief operating officer, Brian Lafemina, after less than eight months on the job,
Flanigan Named President of Live Nation’s Washington, DC – U.S. Concerts, Overseeing Booking, Marketing and Business Operations
Live Nation Entertainment, which bills itself as the world’s leading live entertainment company, named Kelly Flanigan as president of Washington, DC – U.S.
Maryland Updates: Remembering Gil Sandler; MPT Promotes Michael English; MGH Hires Two
Baltimore communicator and storyteller Gilbert Sandler, known for sharing his recollections of old Baltimore in The Sun and on WYPR-FM, died December 19
Jack O’Dwyer – The Passing of a PR Legend
By Fay Shapiro, Publisher, CommPRO.biz “OD here…kid, what do you have for me?” – This was the way Jack O’Dwyer and I
Jack O’Dwyer, Who Created Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter 50 years ago, Dies at 85
Jack O’Dwyer, who launched his pioneering Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter 50 years ago, died Dec. 19 of a chronic lung issue. He
Goff Says Goodbye to NBC4
NBC Washington viewers turned on the local news on Sunday and got some unexpected news: According to Adweek’s TV Spy, “Longtime morning anchor
Inclán Named NASA’s Associate Administrator for Communications
Bettina Inclán has been named NASA’s Associate Administrator for Communications. According to a release, Inclán comes to NASA with over 15 years of
Lisa Brusio Coster Elected Board President of PRSA Maryland Chapter
The Maryland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America announced that Lisa Brusio Coster, president of Coster Communications, has been elected president of
Valerie Camillo, Washington Nationals’ Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer, Joins Philadelphia Flyers and Wells Fargo Center as President of Business Operations
Valerie Camillo, the Washington Nationals’ Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer, has been named president of business operations for the Philadelphia Flyers and Wells Fargo
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know James Maravetz, VP of Marketing and Brand Management, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature James Maravetz, VP of
Former WBFF-TV Meteorologist Jessica Starr is Dead, “Took Her Own Life”
According to WBFF-TV in Baltimore, Jessica Starr, a former member of their weather team, has died. WBFF-TV stated that her current station,
Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak Elected President of National Press Club
Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, health policy correspondent for NPR, was elected the 112th president of the National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization
D.C.-Area Updates: The Brand Guild, Qorvis and DirectMail.com
BrandLinkDC, a communications agency based in D.C., has become The Brand Guild. According to a release, the new name reflects its agency’s
D.C.-Area Updates: kglobal, ICF and CHIEF
kglobal added public affairs veteran Andy Beck as Managing Director. Beck, pictured above, has served as Director of Public Affairs in the U.S.
