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Jun 23, 2003  •  Post A Comment

Advertising
Marielise Nascimento to associate media director, Castells & Associados Advertising, Los Angeles, from media supervisor, Los Angeles’ Communications.

Robyn Campbell to senior VP, group account director, Inter/Media Advertising, from senior VP, group account director, Minneapolis, Initiative Media.
Broadcasting
Gregory Flock to local sales manager, KPTV-TV, Portland, Ore., from sales manager, National Cable Communications, Los Angeles. Also, Matthew Hyatt to creative services director, KPDX-TV and KPTV, Portland, Ore., from creative services director, KEYE-TV, Austin, Texas.
Shawn Ferenc to national sales coordinator, WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo, Mich., from traffic and facilities manager; Also, Fred Corbus to sales manager, from national sales manager.
Tricia Serju to director of communications, KTVT-TV and KTXA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth, from manager, corporate communications, Belo Corp.
Jay Gill to director, engineering, KTVI-TV, St. Louis, from maintenance supervisor.
Cheryl Scully to VP and treasurer, Paxson Communications Corp., West Palm Beach, Fla., from director, corporate finance, ANC Rental Corp.
Jill Brow-Weller to research director, KTTV-TV and KCOP-TV and Fox Sports West/West 2, Los Angeles, from director of research, XETV-TV and XUPN-TV, San Diego.
Cheri Goetze to local account executive, WJWB-TV, Jacksonville, Fla., from local account executive, WBFS-TV, Miami.
Hal Gessner to executive producer, creative development team, CBS News Productions/ Eye Too Productions, from executive editor, “48 Hours Investigates.”
Perry Casciato to programming director, KYW-TV and WPSG-TV, Philadelphia, from account executive, client marketing campaigns, WPVI-TV, Philadelphia.
Mike Simpson to marketing director, KPTV-TV and KPDX-TV, Portland, Ore., from sales promotion coordinator.
Cable
Laureen Lane to affiliate sales manager, Eastern region, NBC Cable Networks, Fort Lee, N.J., from account executive. Also, Carla Carey to affiliate sales manager, Western region, from local ad sales, BET.
Jake Munsey to creative director, Fuel, Los Angeles, from free-lance consultant. Also, Scott Paridon to supervising producer, from free-lance producer; Shon Tomlin to executive producer, from free-lance producer; Kimiko Warden to director of marketing, from News Corp. Marketing; Daryl Berg to music supervisor, from director, business development, New Media; and Johnny Katovsich to music supervisor, from music manager, Broadband Interactive Group.
Kathleen Finch to VP, special projects, Food Network, in addition to VP, programming.
David K. Lucoff to regional director, marketing, Comcast, from VP, affiliate sales, Fox Sports Net.
John Trierweiler to VP, marketing and product management, Time Warner Cable, Stamford, Conn., from VP, marketing and sales, Time Warner Cable, Los Angeles.
Pennie Contos to district VP, Woodland Hills, Calif., Adelphia, from area manager. Also, Dan Deutsch to district VP, from area manager; Nigel Ives to district VP, from area manager; Gerald Anstine to regional VP, engineering and construction, from VP, engineering, AT&T Broadband; and Thomas Carlock to regional VP, law and public policy, from attorney and VP, franchise and government affairs, AT&T Broadband.
Journalism
Stan Stovall to weekend morning co-anchor, WBAL-TV, Baltimore, from anchor, WMAR-TV, Baltimore.
Andy Avalos to return to anchor, weekday morning weather, WMAQ-TV, Chicago.
Tom Clyde to sportscaster, WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich., from sports director, KDRV-TV, Medford, Ore.
Evelyn Holmes to general assignment reporter, WLS-TV, Chicago, from weekend news anchor and reporter, Chicagoland Television News, Chicago.
Richard Engel to overseas correspondent, NBC News, from free-lance correspondent.
Dave Kartunen to reporter, WSVN-TV, Miami, from reporter, Savannah, Ga.
Joe Witte to weekend meteorologist, WJLA-TV, Washington, from chief meteorologist, NBC.
Kent Ninomiya to co-anchor, 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. newscasts, KSTP-TV, Minneapolis, from weekend anchor, KCOP-TV, Los Angeles.
Barry Nolan to host, “CN8 Nitebeat,” from senior correspondent, “Extra.”
Production
Jim Johnston to producer, “Starting Over,” from free-lance producer.
Tim Crescenti to executive producer, Fox World, Los Angeles, from VP, international formats, Sony Pictures Television International.
Barron Postmus to VP, marketing and Creative Services, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Distribution, LLC, from executive director. Also, Janet Bonifer to executive director, marketing and creative services, from director.
Talent
John Stossel to co-anchor, “20/20,” ABC, in addition to host, “Give Me A Break” series and specials.
Other
Tony Beswick to VP, managing director, Media Management Services, Burbank, Calif., from VP, general manager, Audio Plus Video.
Darren Mark to director, business development, Beehive, New York, from executive producer/head of production, Opticnerve Productions. Also, Jessica Gleason to executive producer, from head of production.
Scott Yetter to president, Media DVX, West Chester, Pa., from principal, Katalyst.