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Advertising & Agencies
Dave Wood to VP, public relations, Bob Gold & Associates, from chief public relations spokesperson, MediaOne, AT&T Broadband.
Broadcasting
Kathleen Letterie to executive VP, talent and casting, The WB, from senior VP.
Steve Dormier to senior VP, marketing, The WB 100+ Station Group, from VP, on-air promotion, The WB.
Carol Rueppel to VP and general manager, KMSP-TV, WFTC-TV and Regional Sports Net, Minneapolis, from VP and general manager, WITI-TV, Milwaukee.
Steve Sabato to VP and general manager, WNEM-TV, Saginaw-Flint-Midland-Bay City, Mich., from station manager, WFSB-TV, Hartford, Conn.
Bob Shonkoff to principal, Noll & Associates, from national sales manager, KTVU-TV, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.
Phil Teodorski to creative director, KOIN-TV, Portland, Ore., from director, KPTV, Portland.
Tracy Deans to account executive, sales, WTVZ-TV, Norfolk, Va., from account executive, Cable Advertising of Metro Atlanta.
Art Moran to local sales manager, WSVN-TV, Miami, from local sales manager, KVUE-TV, Atlanta.
Robb Gray Jr. to executive VP and general manager, KWBA-TV, Tucson, Ariz., from general sales manager, WBDT-TV, Dayton, Ohio.
Joe Cook to VP and general manager, WVUE-TV, New Orleans, from retirement.
Ann Madeo to regional sales manager, WEWB-TV, Albany, N.Y., from account executive, WYJB-FM, Albany.
Beth Egan Young to local sales manager, WECT-TV, Wilmington, N.C., from senior account executive, WTVF-TV, Nashville.
Cable
Chuck Rosenzweig to VP, legal affairs, Scripps Networks, from director of legal and business affairs.
Susan Scott to senior VP, distribution, The Weather Channel, from senior VP, distribution, iN Demand.
Jeremy Harris to senior VP, consumer marketing, Starz Encore Group, from senior VP, marketing and programming, Rogers Cable, Toronto.
Lee Heffernan to senior VP marketing, WE: Women’s Entertainment, from VP, marketing, Lifetime Television.
Jeff Goldberg to VP, program planning, TNN: The National Network, from director of programming strategy, MSNBC.
Gavin Harvey to senior VP, marketing and brand director, E! Networks, from senior VP and brand director, iN Demand.
Allison Bodenmann to VP, marketing and sales, Court TV, from president, The Syndicated Network Television Association.
Michael Fitzgerald to managing editor, TechTV, from executive editor, news, and reporter and editor, Red Herring.
Terry Bienstock to executive VP and general counsel, cable division, Comcast Cable Communications, from senior partner, Bienstock law firm.
Ken Parks to VP, law and business affairs, MTV, from VP, business affairs, Warner Bros.
Steve Marlowe to director of engineering, Americas cable operations, Pace Micro Technology Americas, from project manager.
Mark Troller to VP, systems operations, information technology, Time Warner Cable of New York City, from senior project manager, Doubleclick. Also, Davis Ho to director, business technology, from director, systems operations, e-commerce and trade services; Nancy Mazzei to creative director, creative services, from creative director, print, New York, Pittard Sullivan; and Larry Dixon to manager, facilities, Brooklyn/Queens division, from supervisor.
Convergence
Arno Hummerston to worldwide head, solutions division, Taylor Nelson Sofres, from director of business development, TNS Interactive.
Matt Danilowicz to senior member, video management team, ParkerVision, Jacksonville, Fla., from CEO, iNews, and VP, broadcast, Avid Technology.
Renee Hauch to director of candidate outreach, Carlsen Resources, from recruiter, Bishop Partners.
Aaron Radin to VP, advertising, sales and marketing, GoldPocket Interactive, from senior manager, integrated sales, Walt Disney Internet Group.
distribution
Jeffrey Weiss to senior VP, business affairs, Columbia TriStar Television Distribution, from VP, business affairs.
International
Peter Miller to VP, planning and regulatory affairs, Chum Television, from VP, business and regulatory affairs.
Geoffrey Perkins to creative director, comedy, Tiger Aspect, United Kingdom, from producer/writer and head of comedy, television, BBC.
Journalism
Cory McCloskey to morning and noon weather anchor, KSAZ-TV, Phoenix, from nighttime meteorologist, WGEM-TV, Quincy, Ill.
Judy Alley to weekend morning anchor and reporter, KPNX-TV, Phoenix, from weekend anchor, WAGT-TV, Augusta, Ga.
Peter Thorne to reporter, WPIX-TV, New York, from reporter, KCOP-TV, Los Angeles.
Jim Van Fleet to chief meteorologist, WOFL-TV, Orlando, Fla., from meteorologist, Texas Cable News, Dallas.
Jennifer Graves to news director, WLS-TV, Chicago, from assistant news director.
Steve Harrigan to international correspondent, Fox News Channel, from Moscow bureau chief, CNN. Also, Richard Ransom to primary anchor, WITI-TV, Milwaukee, from morning weekday anchor, WMC-TV, Memphis, Tenn.
Ron Harig to news director, KOTV, Tulsa, Okla., from station strategist, Audience Research & Development, Dallas.
Juju Chang to host, “Speaking of Women’s Health,” Lifetime Television, in addition to correspondent, “20/20,” ABC News.
Mark Mullen to morning show and early evening newscast anchor, KRON-TV, San Francisco, from morning and noon anchor, KING-TV, Seattle.
Jim Acosta to correspondent, CBS Newspath, from reporter, WBBM-TV, Chicago.
Darren Lyn to reporter, KTRK-TV, Houston, from reporter, XETV, San Diego.
Kareen Wynter to reporter, WEWS-TV, Cleveland, from reporter, WTOL-TV, Toledo, Ohio.
Rob Piercy to weekday morning anchor/reporter, KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, from weeknight anchor/ reporter, KIVI-TV, Boise, Idaho.
JaQuitta Williams to primary weeknight co-anchor, WLFL-TV, Raleigh, N.C., weekend anchor/ reporter, WBIR-TV, Knoxville, Tenn.
Nigel Wheeler to reporter, WPEC-TV, West Palm Beach, Fla., from reporter, WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Md.
Shawn Yancy to anchor/reporter, WTTG-TV, Washington, from weekend anchor, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh.
Stephanie Sy to reporter/fill-in anchor, WTKR-TV, Norfolk, Va., from reporter, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh.
Frances Rivera to weekend evening anchor/reporter, WHDH-TV, Boston, from reporter/fill-in anchor, KWTV, Oklahoma City.
Andrew Resnick to anchor/reporter, KUSA-TV, Denver, from reporter/fill-in anchor, KNSD-TV, San Diego.
Greg Heim to director, special projects, King World Productions, from director, international operations.
Noel Siegel to director, international production and development, King World International Productions, from manager of development, VH1.
Dave Mariani to editor, Grace & Wild Digital Studio, Farmington, Mich., from senior editor, Harvey’s Place, Southfield, Mich. Also, Brian Chidester to editor, from senior editor, Harvey’s Place.
Bill Walters to VP, advertising sales, Burly Bear Network, from sales manager, Cablevision Rainbow Media and MTV Networks. Also, Andrew Budkofsky to VP, sales and partnerships, from director of national partnerships, Microsoft and Web Networks; and Amy Staurovsky to VP, marketing, from director of marketing and communications, National Football League.
Production
David Shall to executive VP, business and legal affairs and new business development, Twentieth Television, from senior VP, business and legal affairs.
Douglas Wyrick to VP, worldwide marketing, Realviz Corp., from director of product management, Macromedia. Also, Mark Bottini to regional sales manager, from regional channel manager, discreet division, Autodesk.
Radio
Don Howe to senior VP, West Coast division, Clear Channel Radio, from senior VP, West division. Also, Kevin Metheny to director of programming, Cleveland cluster, from operations manager, WTAM-FM, WMJI-FM and WGAR-FM, Cleveland, and executive director, Cleveland Browns Radio Network; Mark Kopelman to regional VP and market manager, North Carolina region, in addition to VP/market manager, Raleigh, N.C.; Skip Schmidt to regional VP/market manager, Charlotte, N.C., from VP/market manager, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Jake Karger to regional VP, Boston trading area, from executive VP, Boston market; Manuel Rodrig
uez to regional VP, New York trading area, from regional executive VP; Alene Grevey to regional VP/market manager, from VP/market manager, Charleston, S.C. cluster; Bruce Demps to regional VP/market manager, from VP/market manager, Memphis cluster; Pat McDonnell to regional VP/market manager, from VP/market manager, Atlanta cluster; Muriel Funches to VP and general manager, KHMX-FM and KODA-FM, Houston, from general sales manager; John Hunt to VP and market manager, Palm Beach, Fla., cluster, from VP/market manager, Tallahassee; Bennett Zier to regional VP, Washington/Baltimore trading area, from executive VP, Washington cluster; John Rohm to regional VP, Pittsburgh trading area, from executive VP; and Jay Sterin to regional VP, Virginia trading area, from executive VP, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.
Jim Donnelly to general sales manager, WABC-AM/FM, from general sales manager, WADO-AM/FM and WCAA-FM, New York.#