Capital New York Hires TVNewser Co-Editor

Capital New York, the newly acquired Allbritton publication, has hired Alex Weprin, senior editor of TVNewser, our sister site at Mediabistro. With this news comes a promotion: Merrill Knox will be senior editor of TVNewser but will continue her duties at TVSpy.

“I am really excited to join Capital New York. It has been a great three and a half years at Mediabistro, and I am sad to leave my colleagues here, but I am looking forward to what’s ahead,” Weprin told FishbowlDC.

See the memo from Mediabistro VP/Editorial Director Chris Ariens and the job the company is looking to fill…Hi everyone,

I just wanted to let you know that after 3-and-a-half years, Alex Weprin is moving on from Mediabistro and joining Capital New York.