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[July 23, 2007]

Fates & Fortunes

(Broadcasting and Cable Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Broadcast TVStaffTim Weaver
, general sales manager, KWWL Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa, named director, broadcast sales, Quincy Newspapers Inc., parent of KWWL, effective in mid August.

David Fry
, editor/producer, 5 Stones Productions, named videographer/editor, KSTW Seattle.

Rhonda Schwartz
, producer, ABC News, named senior investigative producer, ABC News Investigative Unit.

Cable TVStaffMichael Jury
, VP, corporate engineering /operations, Baja Broadband, Charlotte, N.C., joins Millennium Digital Media, St. Louis, as chief technology officer.

Balan Nair
, chief technology officer/executive VP, AOL, appointed senior VP/chief technology officer, Liberty Global.

Kellie Grom
, a recent graduate of the Sen. John H. Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University, joins American Cable Association as grassroots manager, a newly created position.

Shenika Corlette
, sales assistant, promoted to account executive, GoScout HOMES
, Cox Media, Hampton Roads, Va.

ProgrammingStaffAt Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution: Brian Moreno
, VP, strategic marketing, Warner Bros. Online, named VP, sales, based in Burbank, Calif.; Peter Baer

, VP, strategic sales & marketing, CBS Radio, named VP, sales and sponsorships, based in New York.

Clay Spencer
, formerly VP, drama development, The WB Television Network, named head of development at producer David Janollari's newly formed, Warner Bros. Television Group-based production company.

Cheryl E. Ingram
, assistant controller, financial reporting and accounting policy, Time Warner Inc., joins Turner Broadcasting as senior VP/controller/chief accounting officer, effective Aug. 6.

At iN DEMAND Networks: Nathan Fong
, chief financial officer, Rodale International, named senior VP/chief financial officer; Roger Strong

, VP, market research and analysis, HBO, joins as VP, research and strategy; Jennifer A. Wolfe
, director, consumer marketing, Fuse, joins as director, affiliate marketing; Daniel A. Sachar
, senior strategist, Greater Than One Inc., named director, digital media, a newly created position.

Sara Chazen
, head of development and production, My Entertainment Co./Carat Entertainment, promoted to senior VP/head of development and production.

Rose Adkins
, director, studio partnerships, Universal Pictures, joins FarCor Studios, Los Angeles, as global president, marketing and distribution.

At A&E Television Networks: Nancy Alpert
, deputy general counsel/senior VP, business and legal affairs, Court TV, joins as VP/deputy general counsel; Brian Joyce

, director, ad sales, appointed VP, Eastern Region, A&E/The Biography Channel; Joel Celestin
, director, ad sales, New York, named VP, Eastern Region, The History Channel/History International; Larry Walsh

, account executive, New York, promoted to selling director, Eastern Region, A&E/The Biography Channel; John Trout

, account executive, Chicago, named selling director, ad sales, Chicago.

Pamela Reyes
, associate director of strategy, Omnicom's OMD Latino, appointed advertising sales account executive, Southeastern U.S., Fox Sports en Espaol, based in Coral Gables, Fla.

John McCann
, account manager, Fox News, named VP, advertising sales, Fox Business Network.

Walker Jacobs
, senior VP, Reuters Americas Media Group, joins Turner Broadcasting System Inc. as senior VP, Turner Entertainment New Media Ad Sales.

Frank Traynor
, head of global media sales & syndication, Bloomberg News, joins AnswersMedia, Chicago, as VP, network syndication.

DAVID ALWORTH
, formerly with Rainbow Sports Networks, named VP, operations and program administration, Voom HD Networks.

MARC BRODY
, VP, television, Westwood One/Metro TV, New York, joins Litton Entertainment as executive VP, distribution, based in New York.

LEWIS SHERR
, VP, client partnerships, Time Warner Global Marketing, joins Madison Square Garden as senior VP, marketing partnerships, MSG Media.

Promotions at TVN Entertainment: CHRIS STASI
, VP, VOD operations, to senior VP, VOD operations; MATT COHEN
, VP, strategy and business development, to senior VP, strategy and business development; LYNDSAY LOWE LAMB

, director of affiliate sales, to VP, national accounts, West Division; JACKIE ROME
, director of programming, to VP, programming; MARGO CROSS
, senior marketing manager, to director, production services.

At Universal Media Studios: ELISA ROTH
, VP, drama, promoted to senior VP, drama programming; Vernon Sanders
, VP, comedy series, named senior VP, comedy series.

At Discovery Communications: ERIC PHILLIPS
, senior VP, affiliate distribution, promoted to executive VP, domestic distribution; KAREN MARDEROSIAN

, director, marketing, brand experience, Volkswagen of America, named account executive, Detroit Ad Sales.

JOSEPH MAAR
, operations director, ESPN, named coordinating producer, FSN North, Minneapolis.

JournalismStaffReed Cowan
, morning anchor, KTVX Salt Lake City, joins WSVN Miami as Saturday-morning news anchor.

Chris Egert
, anchor, 10 p.m. news, WFTV/WRDQ Orlando, Fla., joins KIRO Seattle as weekend co-anchor.

TechnologyStaffChris McLendon
, operations manager/chief engineer, WMGT(TV/DT) Macon, Ga., named sales engineer, North America, Echolab Corp.

John O'Hara
, consultant, named executive VP, engineering, Cedar Point Communications, Derry, N.H.

Robert K. Mills
, CFO, Tri-S Security Corp., Atlanta, named CFO, Vyyo Inc., Norcross, Ga.

Donald Halsted
, CFO, 3Com Corp., Marlborough, Mass., named CFO, Cedar Point Communications, Derry, N.H.

Peter Chartrand
appointed regional sales manager, Northeast USA, Ross Video, based in Ottawa.

Related FieldsStaffDavid Gunzerath
, VP, research and information, National Association of Broadcasters, joins Media Rating Council as senior VP/associate director.

Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia newly elected officers and directors: Chairperson BRUCE ABBOTT

, Comcast Chesapeake Bay Group; First Vice Chair HENRY PEARL
, Comcast of Delmarva Inc.; Second Vice Chair BRIAN LYNCH
, Comcast Greater Baltimore; Treasurer JOE DIJULIO
, Atlantic Broadband; Secretary MARK WATTS
, Comcast Maryland/Delaware/Richmond Region; Past Chairperson LORI RIORDAN
, Comcast Eastern Division; Directors at Large: BARBARA GEHRIG
, Comcast Maryland/Delaware/Richmond Region; V. GENE HAGER
, Antietam Cable Television Inc.; DAVID BREIDINGER
, Comcast Eastern Division; EARLE JONES
, Comcast Eastern Division; Sanford Ames, Comcast Tri-County.

Tony D. Burton
, TV producer, joins Don Buchwald & Associates Inc. as talent agent, Host/Broadcast division, based in New York.

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