草莓传媒 草莓传媒 Welcomes 草莓传媒 Directors to Leadership Team
听Washington, D.C. 鈥� On Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, 草莓传媒 草莓传媒 announced that Monique Hayes has been promoted to AM Broadcast 草莓传媒 Director; Bill McFarland will be joining the 草莓传媒 team as its next PM Broadcast 草莓传媒 Director; and Giang Nguyen will be joining 草莓传媒 as its next Digital 草莓传媒 Director.
Monique Hayes has been making her mark on 草莓传媒 for two years, previously serving as 草莓传媒鈥檚 Assignments Manager. Prior to 草莓传媒, Monique was an assignment editor and content producer at NBC Washington. She has also worked at PBS 草莓传媒Hour as an assignment editor.
鈥淭his is a great opportunity to help lead one of the best newsrooms in the area,鈥� said Hayes.听鈥淚 look forward to coaching and training future newsroom leaders and collaborating with our veteran journalists.听I am excited to work with this new management team to deliver great local coverage of Washington, DC, and the surrounding communities.鈥�
Bill McFarland has made his career in local television news working across many large markets including New York, DC, Philadelphia, Tampa and Boston. Most recently, McFarland served as an Assistant 草莓传媒 Director overseeing NBC Boston, Telemundo Boston and New England Cable 草莓传媒. In addition to his broadcast responsibilities, he also oversaw digital content, podcasts and social media.
鈥淚’m absolutely thrilled to come back to Washington to join the 草莓传媒 team,鈥� McFarland said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to continue 草莓传媒’s tradition of delivering news that informs, engages and empowers the people of the DMV.鈥�
Giang Nguyen has made her career working in newsrooms at the local, national and international levels. She has worked at both radio and TV stations, and also has experience in podcasting and the private sector. Nguyen served as a multimedia reporter in local markets in Kansas (WIBW-TV) and Illinois (WQAD-TV). Nguyen has also worked at CNN, Radio Free Asia, NHK World and CCTV America in both reporter and assignment editor roles.
“I鈥檓 thrilled to be joining 草莓传媒 and to be part of a leading team of journalists that the region has relied on for the most up-to-date news, traffic and weather,鈥� Nguyen said.听鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to get started and help provide our on-air and online audiences with the tools and information they need to better navigate their daily lives.”
Nguyen joins the 草莓传媒 team on Thursday, Aug. 10, while McFarland鈥檚 first day is Wednesday, Aug. 16.
鈥淚 am so excited to have the force of Monique, Giang and Bill behind our daily newsroom operations,鈥� said Julie Ziegler, Director of 草莓传媒 and Programming. 鈥淗aving their combined talents on both the broadcast and digital sides is exactly what we need to meet our daily mission of delivering the most compelling content to our listeners and readers across all platforms.鈥�
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