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

Want to join the @WTOP team? Great people, great teammates, great responsibility, great job! myjobs.adp.com/hubbardbroadca…
Remembering Ozzy Osbourne backstage at Capital Centre: 'Me mum was a nurse' wtop.com/entertainment/…
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!
Are you wearing a hat w a Press placard on the brim?
BREAKING: I have confirmed that this @Verizon pay phone in the main lobby @StateDept does not — repeat: not — work. Plan accordingly.
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.

First @WTOP: Murder conviction, life sentence for Rockville Red Roof Inn shooting overturned by Md. Supreme Court wtop.com/montgomery-cou…
WATCH: WTOP tours waterpark, resort coming to Spotsylvania County wtop.com/virginia/2025/…
Family of missing Manassas Park mother ‘profoundly disappointed’ in prosecutors, husband’s trial delayed to fall 2026 wtop.com/prince-william…
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.
John Lyon, longtime DC radio host dies, spent decades quietly seeking answers, justice for murdered daughters wtop.com/dc/2025/07/joh…
“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) 🫁👌🔬

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