Neal Augenstein

@AugensteinWTOP

Reporter, @WTOP. In 2010 was 1st radio reporter using iPhone as main field production device. [email protected]. Stage 4 #lungcancer survivor since 11/2022.

Washington, DC

Joined January 2009

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Nov 12

Over on Bluesky, I’m nealaugenstein.bsky.social Hope to see you there, too!

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 24

Want to join the @WTOP team? Great people, great teammates, great responsibility, great job! myjobs.adp.com/hubbardbroadca…

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 23

Remembering Ozzy Osbourne backstage at Capital Centre: 'Me mum was a nurse' wtop.com/entertainment/…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. Whether fans knew him from his early days as the frontman of Black Sabbath, or from “The Osbourne” reality show, a lot of people are flashing back fondly to thoughts of Ozzy Osbourne, who died...

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James Rosen@JamesRosenTV · Jul 22

Yes, and boozing heavily before noon…How the hella are you, Neal? I remember us covering Elian Rodriguez together a mere twenty-five years ago!

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 22

Are you wearing a hat w a Press placard on the brim?

JJames Rosen@JamesRosenTV · Jul 22

BREAKING: I have confirmed that this @Verizon pay phone in the main lobby ⁦@StateDept⁩ does not — repeat: not — work. Plan accordingly.

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 22

I know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks. As someone who edited reel to reel tape, I’m proud to be part @WTOP’s push to include video in the way we tell stories. It’s been fun learning to record/write edit video on a phone. On the job training for a new skill set.

AugensteinWTOP's tweet image. I know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks. As someone who edited reel to reel tape, I’m proud to be part @WTOP’s push to include video in the way we tell stories. It’s been fun learning to record/write edit video on a phone. On the job training for a new skill set.

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 22

First @WTOP: Murder conviction, life sentence for Rockville Red Roof Inn shooting overturned by Md. Supreme Court wtop.com/montgomery-cou…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. Maryland’s Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to life in prison for a 2022 shooting at a Rockville Red Roof Inn.

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 21

WATCH: WTOP tours waterpark, resort coming to Spotsylvania County wtop.com/virginia/2025/…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. What were fields wedged between Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, are being converted into the Commonwealth’s largest indoor water park, resort and convention center —...

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 18

Family of missing Manassas Park mother ‘profoundly disappointed’ in prosecutors, husband’s trial delayed to fall 2026 wtop.com/prince-william…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. The trial of the husband of missing Mamta Kafle Bhatt, last seen almost a year ago, was supposed to start in September, but has been delayed until October 2026.

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 17

I had a really good scrambled egg, sausage and cheese on whole wheat toast in the Loudoun County Courthouse canteen. I’d show a picture, but reporters aren’t allowed to have phones in the courthouse.

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 12

John Lyon, longtime DC radio host dies, spent decades quietly seeking answers, justice for murdered daughters wtop.com/dc/2025/07/joh…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. John Lyon, whose 22-year career at WMAL radio in Washington, D.C. coincided with his family’s quiet, determined search for answers in the 1975 disappearance of his young daughters, Sheila and...

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 11

“No evidence of intracranial metastasis” — good news in my twice-yearly brain MRI as part of aggressive surveillance, since I’ve been cancer-free for two years after dx of stage 4 #lungcancer. (Admit I had to ask whether gown ties in front or back) 🫁👌🔬

AugensteinWTOP's tweet image. “No evidence of intracranial metastasis” — good news in my twice-yearly brain MRI as part of aggressive surveillance, since I’ve been cancer-free for two years after dx of stage 4 #lungcancer. (Admit I had to ask whether gown ties in front or back) 🫁👌🔬

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 10

Here’s what I’m seeing at this morning’s tractor trailer crash that’s closed part of the Outer Loop at Old Georgetown Road. Stay w @WTOP and @WTOPtraffic

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 8

A rare moment on @WTOP. @JohnAaronWTOP made a pop culture reference that @davpresto didn’t respond to. Maybe Dave’s not a Who kind of guy.

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 8

Opening statements are expected in the trial of a former propane employee charged in the 2024 Sterling, Virginia, home explosion that killed a firefighter. wtop.com/loudoun-county…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. Loudoun County prosecutors told jurors that former propane technician Roger Bentley may not have intended for a Sterling, Virginia, home to explode in February 2024, killing volunteer firefighter...

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Neal Augenstein@AugensteinWTOP · Jul 7

When to just kill a tick and be observant, and when to contact your doctor wtop.com/health-fitness…

AugensteinWTOP's tweet card. With the number of tick bite-related emergency room visits at a five-year high, a Maryland-based doctor has suggestions on what to do if you find a tick.

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