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Mar 10, 2003  •  Post A Comment

Broadcasting
Bill Zwecker to entertainment reporter, WBBM-TV, Chicago, from columnist, Chicago Sun-Times.
Tracy Connors to general manager, WJHG-TV, Panama City, Fla., from general sales manager.
Johann Vaz to VP, director of technology and chief technology officer, Sun-Sentinel Co., from director of computer systems engineering, Tribune Broadcasting Co.
Deborah Marcus to VP, broadcast publicity, CBS, from executive director, broadcast publicity.
Barry Offitzer to VP and general sales manager, WTXF-TV, Philadelphia, from local sales manager, WNTW-TV and WWOR-TV, New York.
Rich Mlotok to local sales manager, WNBC-TV, New York, from director of sales, NBC Television Stations Division.
Lorine Gloady to VP, compensation and human resources, ABC Inc., from director, compensation. Also, Tami Corbin to VP, human resources, from director, human resources, ABC Cable Networks Group.
Emilio Nicolas to general manager, KAZH-TV, Houston, from VP and general manager, KVDA-TV, San Antonio.
Pam Barber to director of sales, WFOR-TV, Miami, from local sales manager.
Carl Randall to chief engineer, KTVL-TV, Medford, Ore., from assistant chief engineer.
Cable
David Gale to executive VP, MTV Films, from senior VP, feature film. MTV.
Anthony Greene to national affiliate relations analyst, MBC Network, from regional manager, affiliate sales, Mid-Atlantic, The Weather Channel. Also, Shannon Peterson to publicity manager, from free-lance consultant; and Nikki Lichterman to publicist, from publicist, Pryor & Associates.

Michel Champagne to VP, affiliate and key account marketing, Showtime Networks, from president and co-owner, Triple C Racing. Also, Mindy Pickford to VP, new products and consumer marketing, from senior VP, marketing, BMG Video/BMG Independents; and Laura Palmer to VP, director to home marketing, from director, marketing.
Nigel Cox-Hagen to senior VP, creative director, VH1, from director, on-air promotions, G4.
Distribution
Maggie Molloy to VP, programming, Federal Hill Communications, from manager, Americast. Also, Sarah Tice to marketing and publicity, from international marketing and publicity coordinator, Morris Marketing.
Jonathan Birkhahn to senior VP, business affairs, King World Productions, from general counsel, Wire One Technologies.
Adam Wall to director of national broadcast sales, Peter Rodgers Organization, from executive sales consultant.
Alyssa Tucker to VP, sales and marketing, 4Kids Entertainment, from director of licensing.
International
Clare Caulfield to VP, marketing and communications, Fireworks International, London, from director of marketing.
Journalism
Paul Deanno to weekday morning meteorologist, KYW-TV, Philadelphia, from weekend weather.
Heather Cabot to correspondent, NewsOne, ABC News, from free-lance reporter.
Pallas Hupe to weekday noon co-anchor, weathercaster and reporter, WJBK-TV, Detroit, from weeknight 10 p.m. co-anchor and reporter, WKBD-TV and WWJ-TV, Detroit.
Production
Chris Castallo to senior VP, development, Tollin/Robbins Production, from co-VP, development. Also, Shelley Zimmerman to senior VP, from c-VP, development.
Jaime Greenberg to VP, philanthropic development, Sesame Workshop, from deputy director, foundation/ government underwriting, Thirteen/WNET-TV, New York.
Blake Bryant to VP, creative services, Buena Vista Television, from VP, creative services, programming and consumer marketing, KNTV, San Francisco.
Tim McNeal to senior VP, development, Tom Lynch Co., from comedy writer, The WB.
Radio
Christine Travaglini to VP, general sales manager, Christal Radio, senior VP, director of sales, Katz Radio Group.
Lisa Karlin to broadcast correspondent, People Magazine, CBS Radio News, from on-air reporter, Time magazine.
Kerry McFeetors to VP, general sales manager, Katz Radio, from VP, director of sales.
Wendi Power to director of sales, WGN Radio, Chicago, from local sales manager.
Technology
Ralph Faison to president and CEO, Andrew Corp., from president and chief operating officer.
Jay Dragon to VP, global sales, Optinel Systems, from national account director, Motorola.
Patrick Bohana to VP and general manager, Path 1 Network Technologies, from managing director, Asia-Pacific, Scientific-Atlanta.
Ira Lehrman to VP, strategic cable initiatives, N2 Broadband, from executive director, video production engineering, AT&T Broadband.