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Mar 22, 2004  •  Post A Comment

Broadcasting
Mark Condron to sports producer, KPIX-TV, San Francisco, from associate producer, HBO Sports.
Larry Solitrin to creative services director, KYW-TV and WPSG-TV, Philadelphia, from design director.
Michael McCarthy to VP, sales, KNBC-TV, Burbank, Calif., from VP, sales, KVEA-TV and KWHY-TV, Los Angeles.
Carolyn Cassidy to director, current series, NBC Entertainment, from manager, current series.
Matthew Heffernan to general manager, broadcast division, Media General, from director of operations and technology, WTVR-TV.
Ken Murphy to station manager and VP, sales, WDWB-TV, Detroit, from director of sales, WXXA-TV, Albany, N.Y.
Mark Manders to director, sales and marketing, WTVH-TV, Syracuse, N.Y., from VP, marketing, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture.
Holly Gilson to director, corporate communications, Network Chicago, from manager, public relations.
Bob Hess to chief engineer, KMAX-TV, Sacramento, Calif., from director of broadcast operations and engineering, WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV, Boston.
Kenneth Cassar to director of strategic analysis, Nielsen//NetRatings, from manager of strategic consulting, Modem Media.
Patti Cohen to VP, research, Viacom Television Stations Group, from director of programming and research, WGCL-TV, Atlanta.
Ron Stricker to local sales manager, WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, from account executive.
Tom Long to VP and general manager, WWMT-TV, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich., from VP and general manager, WLNE-TV, Providence, R.I. Also, Ben Barnett to morning newscast editor, from production assistant; Dan Moyle to associate morning news producer, from tape editor; and Matt Wentworth to 6 a.m. news producer, from 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. associate news producer.
Cable
Dan DeYoung to district VP, Insight Communications, Lexington, Ky., from director of business relations, Comcast, Savannah, Ga. Also, N. Scott Behn to district VP, Rockford, Ill., from senior VP, Lazer Communications/Three-Sixty Networks.
Deidra Maddock to senior account executive, advertising sales, G4, from account manager, Hotelvision.
Tom Woodbury to executive VP, business affairs and legal, sales and network operations, HBO, from senior VP and chief counsel, US Networks.
Evan Messinger to senior VP, strategic integration sales manager, news, CNN, from senior VP, sales and marketing, Univision Communications.
Robert Davis to VP, technology and production, Independent Film Channel Digital Media and World Picks, from consultant, Gartner.
Patrick Murray to executive producer, Fox Sports Net, Arizona, from production services manager, Classic Worldwide Productions, Cleveland.
Sean Hanrahan to senior VP, strategic marketing and promotions, ESPN, from VP director, strategic partnership and sponsorship management. Also, Adam Sands to VP, national advertising sales, from director of emerging networks; Wendell Scott to VP, emerging networks, from account executive, national sales; and John Zaccario to VP, media sales and customer marketing, from director, customer marketing.
Distribution
Robert Carl to director of investor relations, Gemstar-TV Guide International, from VP, investor relations and corporate communications, Homestore.
Mitch Miller to VP, on-demand product management, TV Guide Television Group, from senior director, video-on-demand/ pay-per-view, Charter Communications. Also, Sheldon Rabinowitz to senior VP, finance and business development, from senior VP, finance, ABC Entertainment Television Group.
Journalism
Doug Shupe to reporter, WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach Fla., from reporter and weekend anchor, News 8, Austin, Texas.
Mike Bettes to on-camera meteorologist, The Weather Channel, from chief meteorologist, WLOS-TV, Asheville, N.C. Also, Lisa Chang to senior VP, human resources, from VP, desktop weather, The Weather Channel Interactive.
Ji Young Min to general assignment reporter, KYW-TV, Philadelphia, from reporter and backup anchor, News 12 Network, New York.
Hari Sreenivasan to anchor and reporter, ABCNews.com, from free-lance reporter, KTVU-TV, San Francisco.
Lauren Cohn to anchor and reporter, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, from free-lance medical reporter, WFLD-TV, Chicago.
Lisa Carberg to weekend evening anchor, WVIT-TV, Hartford, Conn., from reporter.
Amber Theoharis to weekend sports anchor, WSYX-TV, Columbus, Ohio, from reporter, WNBC-TV, New York.
Sydnie Kohara to early news co-anchor, KPIX-TV, San Francisco, from co-anchor, “Weekend Early Edition.”
Rick VanCise to weekday meteorologist, KIRO-TV, Seattle, from morning meteorologist and traffic anchor, KOMO-TV, Seattle.
Diane Kacmarik to meteorologist, Bay News 9, Tampa, Fla., from meteorologist, WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, Fla. Also, Grant Greenberg to video-journalist, from reporter and anchor, WBNG-TV, Binghamton, N.Y.; LaShawnda Parrish to assignment planner, from assignment editor, WSB-TV, Atlanta; and Carleth Keyts to managing editor, Bay News 9 en espa ‘ol, from weekend anchor and reporter.
Technology
Chris Summey to senior VP, sales, A.F. Associates, from VP, worldwide sales, Teranex Corp.
Other
Sharon Metz to VP, affiliate sales and marketing, national accounts, TV Guide, from senior director, affiliate sales and marketing, national accounts. Also, Ryan McDermott to director, affiliate sales and marketing, Southeast region, from account manager, affiliate sales and marketing; and Laurie Silverman to director, affiliate sales and marketing, Eastern region, from director of sales, Starz Encore Group.
Tolman Geffs to managing director, online media and technology, The Jordan, Edmiston Group, from CEO, Internet Broadcasting Systems.
Jennifer Johns to VP, business development, RPMC, from account director. Also, Von Parish to managing director, account services and events, from account director.
Tanya Konarkowski to account director, New York office, Lambie-Nairn, from account director, Bouchez Kent + Co.