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Fates & Fortunes(Broadcasting and Cable Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Broadcast TVStaffTim Weaver , general sales manager, KWWL Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa, named director, broadcast sales, Quincy Newspapers Inc., parent of KWWL, effective in mid August. David Fry , editor/producer, 5 Stones Productions, named videographer/editor, KSTW Seattle. Rhonda Schwartz , producer, ABC News, named senior investigative producer, ABC News Investigative Unit. Cable TVStaffMichael Jury , VP, corporate engineering /operations, Baja Broadband, Charlotte, N.C., joins Millennium Digital Media, St. Louis, as chief technology officer. Balan Nair , chief technology officer/executive VP, AOL, appointed senior VP/chief technology officer, Liberty Global. Kellie Grom , a recent graduate of the Sen. John H. Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University, joins American Cable Association as grassroots manager, a newly created position. Shenika Corlette , sales assistant, promoted to account executive, GoScout HOMES , Cox Media, Hampton Roads, Va. ProgrammingStaffAt Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution: Brian Moreno , VP, strategic marketing, Warner Bros. Online, named VP, sales, based in Burbank, Calif.; Peter Baer , VP, strategic sales & marketing, CBS Radio, named VP, sales and sponsorships, based in New York. Clay Spencer , formerly VP, drama development, The WB Television Network, named head of development at producer David Janollari's newly formed, Warner Bros. Television Group-based production company. Cheryl E. Ingram , assistant controller, financial reporting and accounting policy, Time Warner Inc., joins Turner Broadcasting as senior VP/controller/chief accounting officer, effective Aug. 6. At iN DEMAND Networks: Nathan Fong , chief financial officer, Rodale International, named senior VP/chief financial officer; Roger Strong , VP, market research and analysis, HBO, joins as VP, research and strategy; Jennifer A. Wolfe , director, consumer marketing, Fuse, joins as director, affiliate marketing; Daniel A. Sachar , senior strategist, Greater Than One Inc., named director, digital media, a newly created position. Sara Chazen , head of development and production, My Entertainment Co./Carat Entertainment, promoted to senior VP/head of development and production. Rose Adkins , director, studio partnerships, Universal Pictures, joins FarCor Studios, Los Angeles, as global president, marketing and distribution. At A&E Television Networks: Nancy Alpert , deputy general counsel/senior VP, business and legal affairs, Court TV, joins as VP/deputy general counsel; Brian Joyce , director, ad sales, appointed VP, Eastern Region, A&E/The Biography Channel; Joel Celestin , director, ad sales, New York, named VP, Eastern Region, The History Channel/History International; Larry Walsh , account executive, New York, promoted to selling director, Eastern Region, A&E/The Biography Channel; John Trout , account executive, Chicago, named selling director, ad sales, Chicago. Pamela Reyes , associate director of strategy, Omnicom's OMD Latino, appointed advertising sales account executive, Southeastern U.S., Fox Sports en Espaol, based in Coral Gables, Fla. John McCann , account manager, Fox News, named VP, advertising sales, Fox Business Network. Walker Jacobs , senior VP, Reuters Americas Media Group, joins Turner Broadcasting System Inc. as senior VP, Turner Entertainment New Media Ad Sales. Frank Traynor , head of global media sales & syndication, Bloomberg News, joins AnswersMedia, Chicago, as VP, network syndication. DAVID ALWORTH , formerly with Rainbow Sports Networks, named VP, operations and program administration, Voom HD Networks. MARC BRODY , VP, television, Westwood One/Metro TV, New York, joins Litton Entertainment as executive VP, distribution, based in New York. LEWIS SHERR , VP, client partnerships, Time Warner Global Marketing, joins Madison Square Garden as senior VP, marketing partnerships, MSG Media. Promotions at TVN Entertainment: CHRIS STASI , VP, VOD operations, to senior VP, VOD operations; MATT COHEN , VP, strategy and business development, to senior VP, strategy and business development; LYNDSAY LOWE LAMB , director of affiliate sales, to VP, national accounts, West Division; JACKIE ROME , director of programming, to VP, programming; MARGO CROSS , senior marketing manager, to director, production services. At Universal Media Studios: ELISA ROTH , VP, drama, promoted to senior VP, drama programming; Vernon Sanders , VP, comedy series, named senior VP, comedy series. At Discovery Communications: ERIC PHILLIPS , senior VP, affiliate distribution, promoted to executive VP, domestic distribution; KAREN MARDEROSIAN , director, marketing, brand experience, Volkswagen of America, named account executive, Detroit Ad Sales. JOSEPH MAAR , operations director, ESPN, named coordinating producer, FSN North, Minneapolis. JournalismStaffReed Cowan , morning anchor, KTVX Salt Lake City, joins WSVN Miami as Saturday-morning news anchor. Chris Egert , anchor, 10 p.m. news, WFTV/WRDQ Orlando, Fla., joins KIRO Seattle as weekend co-anchor. TechnologyStaffChris McLendon , operations manager/chief engineer, WMGT(TV/DT) Macon, Ga., named sales engineer, North America, Echolab Corp. John O'Hara , consultant, named executive VP, engineering, Cedar Point Communications, Derry, N.H. Robert K. Mills , CFO, Tri-S Security Corp., Atlanta, named CFO, Vyyo Inc., Norcross, Ga. Donald Halsted , CFO, 3Com Corp., Marlborough, Mass., named CFO, Cedar Point Communications, Derry, N.H. Peter Chartrand appointed regional sales manager, Northeast USA, Ross Video, based in Ottawa. Related FieldsStaffDavid Gunzerath , VP, research and information, National Association of Broadcasters, joins Media Rating Council as senior VP/associate director. Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia newly elected officers and directors: Chairperson BRUCE ABBOTT , Comcast Chesapeake Bay Group; First Vice Chair HENRY PEARL , Comcast of Delmarva Inc.; Second Vice Chair BRIAN LYNCH , Comcast Greater Baltimore; Treasurer JOE DIJULIO , Atlantic Broadband; Secretary MARK WATTS , Comcast Maryland/Delaware/Richmond Region; Past Chairperson LORI RIORDAN , Comcast Eastern Division; Directors at Large: BARBARA GEHRIG , Comcast Maryland/Delaware/Richmond Region; V. GENE HAGER , Antietam Cable Television Inc.; DAVID BREIDINGER , Comcast Eastern Division; EARLE JONES , Comcast Eastern Division; Sanford Ames, Comcast Tri-County. Tony D. Burton , TV producer, joins Don Buchwald & Associates Inc. as talent agent, Host/Broadcast division, based in New York. What's your fate?SEND TO: Fates & Fortunes, Broadcasting & Cable E-MAIL: [email protected] Fax: 646-746-7028; MAIL: 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 1001 Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information. All Rights Reserved. |