MoCo’s Most Famous

Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond won gold for Dominica during the Paris Olympics. Recently, MCM talked with LaFond at our Rockville studios about her triumphant journey. LaFond, who lives in Silver… Read More

Who do you call if you’re trying to ascertain the identity of the father of someone — or in this case a baby orangutan? Talk show host and veteran paternity… Read More

Rockville resident and Landon School administrator Joan Vassos became a household name when she became a contestant on the ABC show The Golden Bachelor. Vassos, 60, hit it off with… Read More

After more than 20 years at ESPN, Scott Van Pelt has become one of the most successful and popular sportscasters in the business. The SportsCenter anchor has over two million… Read More

Gymnast Kayla DiCello is in the midst of a stellar freshman season at the University of Florida having been recently named the SEC freshman gymnast of the year. Last week,… Read More

Lisa Ann Walter was born and bred in Silver Spring. She graduated from Blair High School and Catholic University. Two years ago, Walter became part of an ensemble cast that… Read More

TCU (Texas Christian University) will be playing for the college football national championship against defending champions Georgia in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan.9. Coming into the season, the Horned Frogs… Read More

The Quince Orchard High School football team completed their second straight undefeated season last Thursday beating CH Flowers 32-7 in the Maryland 4A state championship game. It was the Cougars’… Read More

Maryland state senator Cheryl Kagan represents District 17 which covers Rockville and Gaithersburg. The Montgomery County native has earned a reputation as one of the most passionate and influential politicians… Read More

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair in Gaithersburg has been around for over 70 years and has become one of the county’s can’t miss events of the summer. Marty Svrcek, the event’s… Read More

On December 7, 2021, Kurkjian received a call to inform him that he had been named the recipient of the prestigious Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) Career Excellence Award.… Read More

Retired soccer star Bruce Murray’s list of accomplishments on the field is long. Murray starred at Churchill High School, Clemson University and the U.S. National Team before playing in the… Read More