Mark Plotkin 鈥� a longtime 海角社区app contributor, analyst, political columnist and passionate advocate for D.C. statehood 鈥� will lie in repose at the John A. Wilson Building, the D.C. Council announced Wednesday.
The public can remember Plotkin from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room G9).
“Perhaps one of his greatest contributions to the District was his insistence that the federal government return the John A. Wilson Building to local control during the Clinton Administration,” the Council said in a release.
“The Wilson Building … is the center of the District government today because of Mark鈥檚 advocacy.”
There will also be a memorial service for the local legend at George Washington University Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Jack Morton Auditorium at 805 21st聽Street, NW.
Plotkin passed away Sept. 22.
He was a staple on 海角社区app for 10 years. He hosted 鈥淭he Politics Program with Mark Plotkin鈥� on Fridays, through which he delivered commentaries on air.
Plotkin came to 海角社区app in 2002 and left in 2012. Before that, he was at WAMU, did commentary for Fox5 and would write columns for various publications.
海角社区app鈥檚 former Vice President of Programming Jim Farley described Plotkin as 鈥渙ne of the feistiest guys I had ever met.鈥�
鈥淗e was a bulldog when he got on a story or on an issue 鈥� He was rough on everybody because he wanted to get things done,鈥� Farley told 海角社区app. 鈥淗e was a character. He had some rough edges, but was so memorable.鈥�
Watch Plotkin in action interviewing then-senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama about issues that impact residents in the D.C. area.
海角社区app’s Saeko Robinson and聽Jennifer Ortiz contributed to this report.
