Welcome to the 2024-2025 Program Year
The Advance Arlington Board will provide several opportunities for combined in-person and virtual hybrid programs throughout the year with
remaining programs hosted on Zoom. Stay tuned to our website and emails for updates.
Viewers may also watch our programs live or afterwards on our Facebook Page, and the recordings will be uploaded to our "Past Programs" tab as well.
Did you miss our JANUARY Program?
Who’s Breaking the News? A Discussion on the State of Local NEWS and Why it Matters
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:30pm
The loss of local newspapers accelerated in 2023, leaving more than 200 counties as “news deserts” and meaning that more than half of all U.S. counties now have limited access to reliable local news and information. In Arlington, Arlnow recently acquired the Gazette Leader which had acquired the Sun Gazette, a longstanding local publication. Join us along with Scott Brodbeck, founder and CEO of Local News Now and Lauren Victoria Burke, founder of Black Virginia News, as we explore how our local news coverage is changing and the impact it has on good government, community engagement, and local culture.
Scott Brodbeck is the founder and CEO of Local News Now, which owns and operates three hyperlocal news websites — ARLnow, ALXnow, and FFXnow — covering Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. LNN also partners with other D.C. area local news sites, including PoPville and MoCoShow. A former TV news writer and producer with an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA from George Washington University, Brodbeck was a founding board member of Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION). He lives in Arlington with his wife and two kids, who attend Jamestown Elementary.
Lauren Victoria Burke has enjoyed a diverse career in journalism and politics for over 25 years. Her first big job in journalism was as assistant to Cokie Roberts at ABC News. She then went on to work for USAToday, The Hill, AP and The Guardian. Ms. Burke has also worked in politics in New York and Virginia serving as a Communications Director on Capitol Hill and for Virginia’s 41st Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. She founded Black Virginia News in 2022 and appears on Roland Martin Unfiltered every Thursday. She is a graduate of The American University.
Upcoming Programs
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025: TBD
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025: TBD
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Thank you to our Sponsors
Sips, Savories & the Arts Soiree, June 2024
Ginger Geoffrey & John Andelin
Jeanne Broyhill
Edd & Anita Nolen
We are immensely grateful for the generosity of our sponsors whose crucial contributions allow us to offer exciting programming for the upcoming year. You can find these wonderful community partners on our website's new Sponsors page here - and please consider joining this terrific list too!
2024-2025 Board of Directors
