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Broadcast TV

Shannon High-Bassalik , news director, WFOR/WBFS Miami, named VP, news operations.

Michael Colleran , VP/general manager, WFOR and WBFS Miami and WTVX Palm Beach, Fla., promoted to president/general manager.

At KYW Philadelphia: Charlie Dunn , national sales

manager, promoted to director, sales; Roy Coddington , account executive, Viacom television station sales, New York, joins as national sales manager; Hilary Hand , operations manager, promoted to director, traffic operations, KYW/WPSG Philadelphia.

At KTVT Fort Worth, Texas: Scott Keenan , executive producer, investigative unit, WBBM Chicago, named assistant news director; Jerome Shallow , senior research analyst, KDFW/KDFI/Fox Sports Net Southwest, Dallas, named research director, KTVT/KTXA Dallas/Fort Worth.

Marty Schlesinger , writer/promotion manager, KLAS Las Vegas, named creative services director, KITV Honolulu.

Cable TV

David Ellen , deputy general counsel, IAC/InterActiveCorp, New York, joins Cablevision, Bethpage, N.Y., as senior VP/general counsel, cable, telecommunications and programming.

Programming

At NBC Universal Cable, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Bridget Baker promoted to executive VP, from senior VP, cable distribution; Henry Ahn to senior VP from VP; Jean-Briac Perrette , VP, business development, NBC Universal Cable, Burbank, Calif., promoted to senior VP, new media and chief financial officer; Lee Crain , regional director, affiliate sales, promoted to VP, national accounts; Bradley Fleisher , director, Northeast region, promoted to VP; Elizabeth Asencio , director, Southeast region, promoted to VP; Bruce Levinson , director, Southwest region, promoted to VP.

Thomas P. Vitale , senior VP, acquisitions, scheduling and program planning, Sci Fi Channel, New York, named senior VP, programming and original movies.

David Doyle , president/executive producer, Ampersand Media, Los Angeles, named VP, production and development, Animal Planet, Silver Spring, Md.

Roy Restivo , senior director, research, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, Los Angeles, named VP.

At Bravo, New York: Jason Klarman , senior VP, marketing, Trio, named senior VP, marketing and brand strategy, Bravo and Trio; Jane Olson , creative director, Trio, adds creative director, VP, brand strategy, Bravo; Amelie Tseng , director, publicity, Trio, appointed VP, press and publicity, Trio and Bravo.

At NBC, New York: Kevin Sullivan , VP, sports communications, NBC, promoted to senior VP, corporate communications and media relations, NBC Universal; Mike McCarley, director, communications and marketing, NBC Olympics, promoted to VP, communications and marketing, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics.

Joanne Modlin , VP, program research, Sci Fi Channel, New York, named VP, research, Twentieth Television, Los Angeles.

At MTV News & Docs, New York: Nina Diaz , director, promoted to VP; Marshall Eisen, director, promoted to VP; Lauren Lazin , producer, MTV, named producer/director, MTV, VH1 and Logo.

Nelma FitzGerald , consultant, Walt Disney Co., Burbank, Calif., named VP, marketing services, Bob Gold & Associates, Torrance, Calif.

Kevin McFeeley , director, affiliate sales, eastern region, TechTV, New York, named director, affiliate sales and marketing, Anime Network, New York.

Alyse Fox Ramer , senior manager, affiliate relations/local ad sales, Southern region, Court TV, New York, named manager, affiliate sales, The Weather Channel, Atlanta.

Julie Kantrowitz , COO, global marketing solutions group, AOL Time Warner, New York, named chief marketing officer, Full Circle Entertainment, New York.

Janet Eng , advertisement sales director, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore, named director, sales, Asia, Sony Pictures Television International, Singapore.

Richard Rothstein , supervising producer, America's Next Top Model , UPN, and T.H.E.M. , NBC, Los Angeles, named VP, cable programming, NBC Universal Television Studio, Burbank, Calif.

Journalism

At WSVN Miami: Tom Haynes , anchor, Today in Florida , named co-anchor 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. news broadcasts; Richard Lemus , general assignment reporter, named anchor, Today in Florida .

Anne-Marie Green , reporter/back-up anchor, CITY-TV Toronto, joins KYW Philadelphia as general assignment reporter.

Amanda MacKay , veejay, Select, World Chart Express, and WCEX International, MTV Canada, named anchor, Pulse, G4techTV, Los Angeles.

Radio

Melissa Ousley , host, Favorites on Fridays , Music from Minnesota, WCAL Northfield, Minn., named assistant music director/classical music producer, regional classical music service and Classical 24, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul.

Technology

At Tandberg Television: David Eng , corporate VP, Americas Business, C-COR, State College, Pa., named director, cable business development, State College; David Wright , regional sales manager, Pioneer Electronics, Roswell, Ga., named senior account manager, broadband, Atlanta.

At Leitch Technology Corp.: Christopher Soresi , district sales manager/regional sales manager, Quantel Inc., Darien, Conn., joins as regional sales manager, Southeast region, Atlanta; Christopher Ziemer , sales manager, broadcast and digital media division, Omnivue, New York, named regional sales manager, New England/New York region, New York.

Advertising/Marketing/PR

Virginia Anagnos , VP, Goodman Media International Inc., New York, promoted to senior VP.

Paul Caravello , sales manager, Wilen Media, Farmingdale, N.Y., promoted to VP, sales.

Allied Fields

Brett Ashy , director, business development, Troika Design Group, Hollywood/vice chairman, BDA board of governors, named senior VP, Promax&BDA, Los Angeles.

Lisa Quan , manager, broadcast research, Magna Global USA, New York, named VP/ manager.

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