Fates and Fortunes

Broadcast TV

Bill Greep , assistant chief engineer, WISN Milwaukee, named director of engineering, WMTW Portland, Maine.

John Yang , research manager, CBS Television Station Group, joins WCBS New York as research director.

Cable TV

Richard Buchanan , COO, Ascent

Darrel Hegar , VP, sales and marketing, Time Warner Cable, Houston, named VP/general manager, operations, Time Warner Cable, Cleveland.

At NY1 News/Time Warner Cable's New York State News Division, New York: Hector Reyes , director, human resources, promoted to VP, human resources; Gunn Isarankura , director of engineering, promoted to senior director, engineering.

Mac Budill , senior VP, programming, Cablevision Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., promoted to executive VP, programming.

Programming

Promotions at Sony Pictures Television, New York: James Petretti , VP, advertiser sales research and planning, to senior VP, sales and marketing research; Travis Howe , VP, sales strategy, to senior VP, digital advertiser sales; Mark Donohue , director of advertiser sales, to VP, digital advertiser sales.

Suzanne Dunn , executive producer, Advanced Services & Content group, DirecTV, named VP, interactive business development, Concrete Pictures, Philadelphia.

Lori D. Asbury , VP, advertising, promotion and marketing, Fox Television Stations Inc., has joined HGTV Knoxville, Tenn., as senior VP, marketing and creative services, overseeing the recently merged departments.

Barbara Warren , publicist, Live With Regis and Kelly , named VP, publicity, Buena Vista Television.

At Fuel TV, Los Angeles: producers Brian Olliver , Matt Jones and Dave Paine promoted to senior producer; Erik Hemans , Josh Meyers and Paul Goncalves promoted to producer; Sean Bottcher , Ryan West , Raul “Juni” Manzo and David Brunelli promoted to senior associate producer; Sonnie Sallberg , previously with NBC Sports, joins as senior producer, The Weekly Update With Boost Mobile .

At ABC Family, New York: Laura Kuhn , director of branded entertainment, NBC Universal, named VP, sales marketing and promotions; Danielle Hughes , ad sales marketing manager for Discovery Networks' Animal Planet, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids Channel and FitTV, named director, sales development.

Stephanie Offen , communications coordinator, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Bethesda, Md., promoted to communications manager.

Paul Jelinek , VP, digital media products, MTV Networks and Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group, appointed to the newly created position of senior VP, digital media, A&E Television Networks, New York.

At Fox News, Washington Bureau: Brian Wilson , congressional correspondent/anchor, Weekend Live , appointed VP/bureau chief; Bruce Becker , interim bureau chief, promoted to the newly created position of VP, business news.

Bob Kusbit , president, One Louder Productions, named to the new post of head of development, Country Music Television.

Pam Slay , VP, network program publicity, Hallmark Channel, Los Angeles, promoted to senior VP, network program publicity, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.

Howard Bolter , executive VP, Wobo Media, appointed president/COO, LATV, Los Angeles.

Tom Winiarski , VP/sales manager, Turner Entertainment Ad Sales and Marketing, promoted to senior VP.

At Ovation TV, Los Angeles: Gaynor Strachan-Chun , marketing chief, G4, named VP, marketing; Greg Bunch , executive director, affiliate sales, Western region, Sí TV Network, Los Angeles, named VP, distribution, Western region.

Ivy Chin , director of interactive and broadcasting systems, QVC, West Chester, Pa., named VP, Qvc.com online architecture, design and video.

Journalism

Amy Freeze , weekend meteorologist, WCAU Philadelphia, named chief meteorologist, WFLD Chicago.

Internet

Scott Richman , VP/general manager, programming, AOL, appointed to the newly created post of senior VP/general manager, MSG Interactive, MSG Media, New York.

Marketing/advertising/pr

At Draftfcb New York: David Bryant , creative director, Digitas New York, joins as worldwide executive VP/executive creative director on Motorola; Timothy Bruns , creative director, TBWA\Chiat Day's Tequila\NY, joins as executive VP/executive creative director, interactive practice.

At Clear Channel Katz Advantage (CCKA): New York: Ann Leary , senior VP/general manager, marketing, named executive VP; Julie Lane , VP/associate managing director, marketing business development, Marketing Advantage Agency, named senior VP/general manager, Marketing Advantage. Atlanta: Greg Simonson , senior VP/manager, Network Advantage, promoted to VP/director of agency operations, CCKA; Gail Sweat , account executive, named manager, Network Advantage; Jordan Cantelmo , senior coordinator, Network Advantage, named account executive, Network Advantage.

Promotions at RJ Palmer, New York: Jim Vail , executive VP/media director, to president; Peter Stieglitz , CFO, to executive VP/CFO; Elyse Horn , VP, to senior VP, national television; Gerri Donini , VP, to senior VP, national television; Tricia Cekoric , VP, to senior VP, communications planning; Meredith Smulian , VP, to senior VP, local TV/radio; Joanne Milano , VP, to senior VP, strategic insights; Julie Suter , director, to VP, direct response; Olga Mendez , comptroller, to VP, finance/comptroller.

At Mediaedge:cia (MEC), New York: Gerard Broussard , director for research and analytics, GroupM Interaction, adds managing partner, strategic insights and analytics, MEC MediaLab, ohal and Competitive Edge; Art Christiani , executive VP/chief consumer insights and analytics officer, IRI, named managing partner, ohal, MEC's econometric modeling and investment strategy company.

Related fields

Susan Schneider , of WGBH subsidiary Caption Center's Los Angeles Sales and Marketing office, joins CaptionMax, Minneapolis, as business development manager.

Reginald Hudlin , writer/director and president of entertainment, Black Entertainment Television, named to the executive board of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

At the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Arlington, Va.: James Maday , legislative assistant for former Rep. Michael Oxley (R-Ohio), joins as manager of government affairs; Terry Lane , deputy communications director, House Energy and Commerce Committee, joins as communications manager; Michael Nunes , economic advisor to Commissioner Jennifer Hillman, U.S. International Trade Commission, joins as director of international and government affairs.

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