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Broadcasting
Arnie Routson to general sales manager, KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, N.M., from local sales manager, KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh.
Donn Collee to station manager, WPEC-TV, Palm Beach, Fla., from director of programming and station marketing.
Dominic Mancuso to station manager, WGN-TV, Chicago, from director of sales. Also, Marty Wilke to director of sales, from local sales manager.
Marie McGlyn-Peach to general sales manager, KTVK-TV, Phoenix, from executive director, Belo Marketing Solutions.
Ileene Paset to sales manager, WLS-TV, Chicago, from local account executive. Also, John Idler to sales manager, from sales manager, WTVD-TV, Durham, N.C. Also, Kevin Carpenter to manager, online operations, from Web operations manager, WJRT-TV, Flint, Mich.
Jim Koonce to director, marketing and promotion, KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, from promotion and marketing manager, KGUN-TV, Tucson, Ariz.
Todd Womack to VP and director, accounting, Journal Broadcast Group, from corporate controller.
Phillip Woodie to president, sales and marketing, TV Azteca, from chief sales and marketing officer, Technology Communications Network.
James Boyer to president and general manager, WHO-TV, Des Moines, Iowa, from senior VP and general manager, KATU-TV, Portland, Ore.
Peter Cullen to general manager, consumer electronics networks, Premier Retail Networks, from executive VP, enhanced media services, ACTV.
Jo-Ann Balzarini to assistant sales manager, New York, Petry Television, from account executive.
Ken Kenslow to account executive, WTVZ-TV, Norfolk, Va., from account executive, WPXV-TV, Portsmouth, Va. Also, Bonnie Pihlcrantz to traffic manager, from staff accountant; and Robert Guzman to chief engineer, from chief engineer, WHSE-TV and WHSI-TV, New York.
Jeff Apodaca to VP, integrated sales and marketing, Univision Communications, from VP, sales and operations, Southwest/West Coast, Excite Network.
Chris Conroy to VP, creative services, WBRC-TV, Birmingham, Ala., from promotion manager, WAGA-TV, Atlanta.
Cable
Kevin Belinkoff to VP, programming, Game Show Network, from director, programming, Game Show Network.
Samara Cummins to VP, affiliate sales and marketing, Major Broadcasting Cable network, from national director, affiliate sales, MBC network.
Lydia Stephens to executive VP, production, Oxygen Media, from president and executive producer, Oxygen Sports.
Maureen Smith to partner, TLC Entertainment, from president, Fox Family Channel.
Shelly Good-Cook to director, membership marketing, CTAM, from director, member services, USA Rice Federation.
Bill Graft to VP, program partnerships, Animal Planet, from VP, programming.
Rhonda Fraas to president, Columbus, Ohio, division, Time Warner Cable, from VP and general manager.
Randy Grullon to account executive, National Cable Communications, from sales coordinator. Also, Stacey Antonino to account executive, from account executive, HRP, New York.
Kevin Bennett to director, programming, Discovery Civilization Channel, from director, scheduling, Discovery Health Channel.
Max Casanova to director, programming, Fox Sports Digital Networks, from manager. Also, John Sorrells to manager, affiliate sales, Fox Cable Network Group, from account executive.
David Rotem to executive VP, event marketing and national sales, ESPN ABC Sports, customer marketing and sales, from senior VP, national sales. Also, Randy Gerstenblatt to senior VP, customer marketing, from VP director.
Convergence
Emmanuelle Borde to VP, studio content, Sony Pictures Integrated Network, from director, film content development.
Ellie Hirschhorn to general manager and executive VP, MusicNet, from general manager and senior VP, MTV.com.
Cha Lee to director, affiliate and marketing research, iN Demand, from associate director, affiliate relations research. Also, Maureen McBride to director, human resources, from associate director, human resources.
Distribution
Susan Hecht to VP, Eastern sales manager, Paramount Advertiser Services, from account executive.
Isaac Palmer to senior VP, corporate development, Viacom Entertainment Group, from VP, corporate development.
International
Toni Brem to publicist, Chum Television, Toronto, from communication and promotions coordinator.
Journalism
Kimberly Hunt to weeknight anchor, KUSI-TV , San Diego, from anchor and education reporter, KGTV, San Diego.
Eric Braate to meteorologist, WITI-TV, Milwaukee, from meteorologist, WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Fla.
Tony Aiello to bureau correspondent, WCBS-TV, New York, from general assignment reporter, WNBC-TV, New York.
Roby Chavez to reporter/anchor, WTTG-TV, Washington, from free-lance reporter.
Susan Harding to reporter, WSMV-TV, Nashville, from anchor/ reporter, KSPR-TV, Springfield, Mo.
Alec Sirken to East Asia producer, Tokyo and Beijing, CBS News, from producer, “48 Hours.”
Charlotte Starck to 6 p.m. co-anchor, KUSI-TV, San Diego, from reporter/anchor.
Geraud Moncure to sports director, main sports anchor and host, “Sunday Sports Extra,” WPHL-TV, Philadelphia, from weekend sports anchor and reporter, KCOP-TV, Los Angeles.
Bob Van Dillen to morning meteorologist, CNN Headline News, from weekend meteorologist, WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
Pat McGonigle to weekend news anchor/reporter, WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich., from weekend anchor/reporter, KPTM-TV, Omaha, Neb.
Naj Alikhan to general assignment reporter, WCNC, Charlotte, N.C., from weekend anchor and news bureau chief, KIDK-TV, Pocatello, Idaho.
Heather Pick to morning co-anchor, WBNS-TV, Columbus, Ohio, from weekday evening and nightly primary anchor, WREX-TV, Rockford, Ill.
Jeff Brady to 5 p.m. weeknight anchor, WFAA-TV, Dallas, from weekend anchor.
Suzanne Rico to weekday morning co-anchor, KCBS-TV, Los Angeles, from anchor and reporter, KNSD-TV, San Diego.

Production
Randy Douthit to director, “Judge Judy,” in addition to executive producer.
Liz Kolodner to executive VP and general manager, global consumer products and international TV distribution, Sesame Workshop, from senior VP.
Michael Bayer to VP, business affairs and development, Four Square, San Diego, from head of film and TV licensing, MP3.com/Vivendi Universal.
Waldo Cabrera to VP, 4Kids Home Video, 4Kids Entertainment, from creative director.
Elaine Bauer-Brooks to senior VP, programming and development, Twentieth Television, from VP, development and current programming, Imagine Television.
Reid Thompson to senior designer, Troika design Group, Hollywood, from designer.
Technology
Tim Fritzley to VP, sales and services, Microsoft TV, from president and CEO, CEON Corp.
Peter Lund, chairman of EOS International and former CEO and president of CBS, has joined the board of directors of AudioAudit.
Bailey Shewcuk to VP, sales and sales support, MidStream Technoliges, from VP, business development, NT2, Internet Integration. Also, Gregg Blodgett to chief financial officer, from senior VP, network services, TeleCommunication systems corp.
Ferris Peery to executive VP, worldwide sales, Cedar Point Communications, from VP, national accounts, Motorola Broadband Communications.
John Barnett top manager, post-production operations, Fyock and Associates, from senior videotape editor.
Dave Polyard to VP, sales and marketing, North America, Omnibus Systems, from director, worldwide sales and marketing, AP Broadcast Technology.
James Green to president and chief operating officer, Princeton Video Image, from CEO, Sabela Media and Giant Bear. Also, Keith Cutler to executive VP, sales and marketing, from executive VP, sports sales and marketing, Turner Broadcasting.
Other
Maria Rivera to Hispanic data collection manager, Simmons Market Research Bureau, from survey research coordinator, ADcom Information Services.
Jonathan Schreter to VP, FirstFireworks Group, from co-founder, CPM Entertainment.
Angel Rivera to national director of diversity affirmative action, Screen Actors Guild, from director of corporate global diversity, Foote, Cone and Belding Worldwide
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Michelle Spaulding to director, diversity recruitment, Carlsen Resources, from graduate, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.