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Fates & Fortunes

By Melanie M. Clarke
Publication: Broadcasting and Cable
Date: Monday, May 22 2006
Broadcast TV

At WMAQ Chicago, Sales: Jordan Gray , sales manager, HRP, named account manager; Jeremy Butterfield , account executive, WBBM Chicago, named account manager; Adam Engberg , account executive, Gannett Broadcasting, Washington, appointed account manager.

Robert L. Powers ,

local sales manager, KIMA Yakima, Wash., appointed general manager of KAZW Yakima.

Steve Kraycik , news director, KTXL Sacramento, Calif., named news director, KCPQ Seattle.

Aaron Pero , news producer, KRON San Francisco, promoted to news director.

Cable TV

Valerie Dole , director of marketing, Relavis Corp., appointed director, customer communications, Insight Communications, New York.

Programming

At A&E Television Networks: Mary Heed , VP, ad sales research, E! Networks, named VP, sales research, A&E Television Networks; Jason Villar , senior manager, ad sales research, VH1/MTV/MTV2, tapped as director, ad sales research, The History Channel; Matt Stueland , manager, programming research, promoted to director, programming and marketing research, A&E Network/The Biography Channel; Michael Feeney , VP, corporate communications and public affairs, A&E Television Networks, promoted to senior VP, corporate communications; Dan Silberman , director, press and publicity, Bravo Network/NBC Universal, appointed senior director, publicity, A&E Network.

Michael Schreiber , manager, business development, ad sales, CNBC, appointed director, new media, NBC Universal Cable, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Keith Cox , executive VP, comedy and alternative development, The WB, joins TV Land/Nick at Nite in the newly created position of executive VP, original programming, New York.

Brett Gandel , director, broadband, NBC Universal, named director, strategy and business development, ABC News Digital Media Group.

At Sony Pictures Television International, Tom Davidson , general manager, SPTI global channel brand AXN, Central Europe, Budapest, promoted to VP, International Networks; Stephen White , COO, TV1 Sydney, replaces Davidson as general manager.

Dave Matthews , director of national accounts, Ad Conexcion, named senior business development leader, Telemundo.

Paul Speaker , president, RKO Pictures, appointed president, Time4 Entertainment.

Doug Jackson , general manager, Technicolor Disney Japan, named executive director of network operations, Technicolor Network Services.

At Court TV, Creative Services: Chris Goveia , senior director, network design, promoted to VP, network graphic design; Rich Williams , creative director, ABC Sports promotion and marketing, named VP, creative services.

Brian J. Diamond , VP, sports and specials, Spike TV, promoted to senior VP, sports and specials.

Lewis Bogach , senior director, CMT, promoted to VP, program development & production.

Journalism

At ABC NewsOne: Stephanie Sy , correspondent, London, relocates to the New York bureau; Gloria Riviera , correspondent, New York, moves to ABC's London bureau; Maya Kulycky , correspondent, CNBC, joins as correspondent, Washington.

Laurie Luhn , director of booking, Washington bureau, Fox News Channel, promoted to director of booking for the network.

Radio

Larry Gifford , program director, ESPN Radio Network, named program director for ESPN radio station KSPN Los Angeles.

Advertising/Marketing/PR

Paul Gorgei , Redskins sales manager, Redskins Radio Network, named sports sponsorship manager, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Bethesda, Md.

Jennifer Novotny , public relations counselor, Bottom Line Marketing and Public Relations, joins Bader Rutter & Associates, Milwaukee, as account executive, public relations group.

Jodie McAfee , VP, business development, Turner Media Group, promoted to senior VP, corporate development and marketing.

Technology

Steve Quinn , senior VP, Sony Music, named COO, ROO Media Corp.

What's your fate?

Send it to Melanie M. Clarke, editorial assistant, B&C (e-mail: meclarke@reedbusiness.com ; fax: 646-746-7028; mail: 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010)

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