WTOP Updates: Dick Uliano and Evan Haning
Dick Uliano, above, posted online that he decided to leave WTOP after 14 years at the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center.
His online post states: “It has been an honor to tell the every day stories of the people of DC, suburban Maryland and northern Virginia.
“Mentoring the new generation of journalists has been a highlight of my time at WTOP and I have been equally enriched by the perspectives and talents they have brought to the newsroom.”
“But, I am not retiring; my energy and ambition remain strong. And as I look ahead, I do so with deep gratitude to the colleagues and listeners who have made this chapter of my life so fulfilling.”
WTOP reports that Evan Haning, whose 50-year radio career included almost a decade as an anchor and reporter at WTOP, has died at the age of 74 after a long battle with cancer.
“He loved working in radio,” said Haning’s daughter Amber. “WTOP was his favorite job he ever had — he talked about it all the time.”
Haning’s career began well before his stint as a news anchor and reporter at WTOP, from the early 2000s through 2011, and showed his flexibility as a broadcaster.
Born in 1950 in Sydney, Iowa, Haning’s radio career began in 1970, shortly after graduating from Simi Valley High School, in California.
