Fates & Fortunes

Broadcast TV

Matt Aaron , general sales manager, KMAX Sacramento, Calif., named general sales manager, KOVR Sacramento.

Cable TV

At Time Warner Cable, Stamford, Conn.: Landel C. Hobbs , executive VP/CFO, promoted to COO.

Roland Trombley , VP, Michigan region, Comcast,

At Insight Communications: Brian Shirk , COO, Rapid Cable, Denver, appointed district VP, Columbus, Ohio; Scot Burris , VP, Grande Communications, Central Texas operations, Austin, named VP, commercial services, Louisville, Ky.; David Mothershed , VP, operations, Charter Communications, Northeast Michigan, appointed district VP, Southwest Indiana district, Evansville; Keith Hall , formerly with the administration of Gov. Ernie Fletcher, Louisville, returns to Insight as senior VP, government relations.

Programming

Frances Manfredi , senior VP, cable sales, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, New York, named senior VP/general sales manager, cable and non-theatrical sales.

Kimberly Fitzgerald , VP, business affairs and legal, Paramount Domestic Television, Los Angeles, promoted to senior VP.

Sandi Stretch , VP, marketing and business development, Western region, San Francisco, Univision television group, named VP, national sales, Univision and TeleFutura networks, San Francisco.

Lori Openden , consultant and casting executive, UPN, Los Angeles, named senior VP, talent and casting.

Aileen Budow , director, corporate communications, Comedy Central, New York, promoted to VP.

Jaime Saberito , manager, corporate communications, Rainbow Media, named director, corporate communications, Hallmark Channel/Hallmark Movie Channel, New York.

Ken Lawson , VP, broadcast sales, central regional manager, Twentieth Television, Chicago, promoted to senior VP.

Mandy Orzo , manager, program planning, Spike TV, New York, named director, acquisitions and scheduling, OLN, Stamford, Conn.

Advertising/Marketing/PR

Alison Rudnick , manager, public relations, CNN, New York, joins WNBC/WNJU New York as director, media relations.

Gloria Kestenbaum , manager, marketing communications, Arbitron Inc., joins Katz Media Group, New York, as director, corporate communications.

Lee Jones , VP/publisher, Inc. magazine, appointed VP, Eastern region sales, Tribune Media Net, New York, effective Aug. 17.

Journalism

Joe Pequeno , weekend sports anchor, KARK Little Rock, Ark., becomes reporter/sports anchor, KPNX Phoenix.

Dray Clark , weekend anchor, WOOD Grand Rapids, Mich., named reporter, WJW Cleveland.

Rich DeMuro , reporter, KTAL Shreveport, La., joins Channel One, Los Angeles, as anchor/reporter.

April Warnecke , freelance reporter, Spokane, Wash., to KTVK Phoenix as weather anchor.

Game analysts added to Playbook on NFL Network: Butch Davis , head coach, Cleveland Browns; Brian Baldinger , game analyst, NFL on Fox.

Mike Ditka , former Chicago Bears head coach and game analyst, returns to WBBM Chicago as sports contributor, 10 p.m. news.

Radio

Jennifer Betka , VP, global marketing, Time Warner, New York, named VP, interactive, Sirius, New York.

Technology

Jeff Miller , senior VP, engineering, ICTV, Los Gatos, Calif., promoted to president/CEO.

Al Johnson , senior VP, Ipitek Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., named VP, technology and advanced architectures, Xtend Networks, Atlanta.

Allied Fields

J. Eric Braun , VP, news and convergence, Raycom Media Inc., named VP/managing director, international television, The Associated Press, London.

Jonathan Finn , senior director, public relations, Old Navy, named VP, communications, Nickelodeon and Viacom consumer products.

Gina Centoni , VP, product management, Macromedia, appointed senior VP, product management and marketing, MFORMA, San Francisco.

At IAG Research pharmaceutical division, New York: Scott Schappell , general manager, regional sales office, Catalina Health Resource, Philadelphia, joins as senior VP; Fariba Zamaniyan , VP, marketing and business development, Ipsos-Insight, Ipsos Health, named VP.

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