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Michael Raymond to media director, Marketing Magic, from senior media planner/buyer.
Broadcasting
Steve Bailey to creative services director, KWBQ-TV and KASY-TV, Albuquerque, N.M., from promotions manager, WBDT-TV, Dayton, Ohio. Also, Jeffrey Finkel to general sales manager, from national sales manager.
Valeri Staab to president and general manager, WTVD-TV, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., from president and general manager, KFSN-TV, Fresno, Calif.
R. Michael Flynn to general manager, KSWT-TV, Yuma, Ariz., from general sales manager, KBNT-TV, San Diego.
Lucille Luongo to president and CEO, Broadcast Pioneers Library of American Broadcasting, from president and CEO, Bridge Media.
Sherri Brennen to local sales manager, WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C., from vice president, management development, Belo Broadcast Division, Dallas.
Debbie Reardon to creative service director, WGBA-TV and WACY-TV, Green Bay, Wis., from marketing and promotions director.
Kirk Black to vice president/general manager, KCTV, Kansas City, Mo., from general manager, WNEM-TV, Flint-Saginaw, Mich.
Joann Kelleher to national sales manager, WPWR-TV, Chicago, from account executive.
Ryan Cleverly to controller/business manager, KTVB-TV, Boise, Idaho, from senior auditor and CPA, Arthur Anderson.
C. Michael Gehring to general sales manager, VCI, from general manager, KXJB-TV and KXJC-TV, Fargo, N.D.
Brad Zaruba to national sales manager, KFVS-TV, Cape Girardeau, Mo., from regional sales manager, WITN-TV, Washington, N.C.
Keith Stironek to creative services director, WXYZ-TV, Detroit, from director of creative services, WJRT-TV, Flint, Mich.
Mike Boring to vice president, operations, Chambers Communications, from general manager, Chambers Productions.
Cable
Jeff Wachtel to executive vice president, series and long-form programming, USA Network, from head of television series, Landscape Entertainment.
Mark Luther to account director, affiliate sales and marketing, Discovery Networks, from national accounts director, content, sales and distribution, Cidera.
Buck Dopp to vice president, Comcast Newsmakers, from area vice president, Northern New Jersey, Comcast.
Neil Manheimer to regional vice president, online, Eastern division, Comcast Cable, from regional vice president, Southern division.
Dan Harrison to senior vice president, programming and strategic planning, Fox Sports Group, from vice president, ZeniMax Media.
Stephanie Eno to manager, programming, Fine Living, from on-air promotions producer, TV Land.
Jennifer Ramo to director, legal and business affairs, Court TV, from senior director, legal affairs, match21, New York. Also, Jennifer Randolph to vice president, public affairs and education, from senior director, public and government affairs.
Sara Viard to regional manager, affiliate sales and marketing, Southwest, Fox Cable Networks Group, from regional manager affiliate sales and marketing, Rocky Mountain area.
Samuel Paul to director of productions, Trio, from independent executive producer, producer and director.
Fred Berry to vice president and general manager, network products division, Toshiba America Information Systems, from director, new business development.
Patricia Frohman to senior vice president, sports sales, Turner Sports, from vice president, sports sales. Also, Lorie Durnan to vice president, from sales manager, New York.
Jon Schatz to national sales manager, cable and communications, Pioneer, from regional sales manager, Southeast region.
Thomas Stevens to vice president, sales, Turner Entertainment, from sales manager, Western region.
Jacqueline Fallous to vice president, integrated and interactive sales, Turner Broadcasting Sales International, from director, interactive sales.
Betsy Frank, executive vice president, research and planning, MTV Networks, was elected to the CTAM board of directors.
Daniel Tunnell to president, Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications Association, from executive director and CEO, Northeast Chapter, American Concrete Pavement Association.
Convergence
Irv Kalick to executive vice president, sales and business development, MetaTV, from founder, Kalick Associates.
Rebecca Young to vice president of marketing, NetRatings, from vice president of marketing, Foodline.com.
Jim Parker to executive producer, KGW.com, from executive producer, “Good Day Philadelphia” and “Fox Morning News.”
Marietta Hurwitz to executive producer, TrioTV.com and NWITV.com, from senior producer.
Distribution
Bruce Tuchman to executive vice president, MGM Networks, from senior vice president, Nickelodeon. Also Jules Haimovitz to special consultant, from president.
Douglas Orr to executive vice president, TViFusion, from senior vice president, Western division, Turner Network Sales.
International
Robert Burke to chief operating officer, Central European Media Enterprises, from independent consultant.
Journalism
Dari Alexander to reporter and part-time anchor, Fox News Channel, from weekend anchor/reporter, WFAA-TV, Dallas.
Steve Minium to vice president, news, Clear Channel Television, from vice president, news, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati.
Monita Rajpal to anchor, CNN International, from reporter/fill-in anchor, CITY-TV, Toronto.
Jim Payne to 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. co-anchor, WESH-TV, Orlando, Fla., in addition to 5:30 p.m. co-anchor.
Frances Scott to 11 p.m. co-anchor, WTVD-TV, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., from 5:30 p.m. anchor/reporter.
George Smith to weekend anchor/reporter, KHOU-TV, Houston, from weekend sports anchor, WHDH-TV, Boston.
George Lessens to chief meteorologist, WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich., from meteorologist.
Elbert Tucker to news director, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, from assistant news director.
Lissette Campos to weekday morning and midday co-anchor, WFTS-TV, Tampa, Fla., from reporter and fill-in anchor, WFOR-TV, Miami.
Scott Arnold to reporter, WDTN-TV, Dayton, Ohio, from reporter/fill-in anchor, WFIE-TV, Evansville, Ind.
Jennifer Miller to correspondent, Denver bureau, CBS Newspath, from reporter, Mountain bureau, KCNC-TV, Denver.
Catherine Garcia to weekday morning and midday co-anchor, WFAA-TV, Dallas, from weekday morning and midday co-anchor, KTBC-TV, Austin, Texas.
Todd Quinones to reporter, KYW-TV, Philadelphia, from reporter, KERO-TV, Bakersfield, Calif.
Catherine Crier to host, “Court TV Legal Minutes,” in addition to host, “Catherine Crier Live.”
Kevin Essebaggers to general assignment reporter, WWTV and WWUP-TV, Cadillac-Traverse City, Mich. He recently earned a master’s degree in broadcasting from Central Michigan University.
Catarina Bandini to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. co-anchor WHDH-TV, Boston, from weekend morning co-anchor.
Ken Rodriguez to regional news anchor, Fox Sports Net South, from regional news anchor, Fox Sports Net West.
Jillian St. Charles to producer, “TalkBack Live,” CNN, from researcher.
Terri Gruca to weekend anchor, WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, S.C., from morning anchor, WBIR-TV, Knoxville, Tenn.
Alex Flanagan to sports reporter, Los Angeles, ESPN, from sports reporter, Los Angeles, Fox Sports News.
Dave Feldman to weekday sports anchor, WTTG-TV, Washington, from weekend sports anchor.
Glenn Zimmerman to 11 p.m. newscast general assignment reporter, WXYZ-TV, Detroit, from general assignment reporter and investigative reporter, WSAV-TV, Savannah, Ga.
Amy Wilen-Buckman to reporter, “Action News,” WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, from senior producer and correspondent, “Philly After Midnight.”
Jon McCall to news director, WAND-TV, Decatur, Ill., from news director, WVII-TV, Bangor, Maine.
Elizabeth Manresa to consumer reporter, WJLA-TV, Washington, from consumer reporter, KYTV, Springfield, Mo.
Radio
Melek Demir to vice president, business development, CNNRadio, from director, business development.
Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater to host, “JazzSet,” National Public Radio.
Other
Duncan Brown to general manager, Crispin Corp., from special projects manager.

Ron Olesko to sales executive, Audio Plus Video
International, from production manager, Fort Lee, N.J., CNBC.
Greg Jacobsen to CEO, Encoda Systems, from president and CEO, XOR.