Fates & Fortunes

Programming

Carol J. Strond , director, sales administration, CBS Television Distribution, promoted to VP, sales administration, based in New York.

Jennifer Dangar , VP, of new media distribution, Discovery Communications, promoted to senior VP, domestic distribution.

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Kevin McMahon , senior marketing manager, Turner Sports, named director, affiliate ad sales, Turner Network Sales.

Elaine Frontain Bryant , director, non-fiction & alternative programming, A&E Network, promoted to VP, non-fiction & alternative programming.

Sander Schwartz , president, Warner Bros. Animation, appointed president, international production, Sony Pictures Television International.

Athena Ashburn , independent film producer, joins Fuel as VP, production.

Marlea Willis , senior director, public relations, AMC/WE TV, appointed VP, public relations, VOOM HD Networks.

Pam Hardgrove , director, sales and product planning, QVC Inc., named VP, sales and product planning.

Melissa Bear , VP, business & legal affairs, VH1, named VP, business & legal affairs, TV Land.

Paulo Lemgruber , VP/general manager, Reed Business Online Ad Sales, named senior VP, digital media, FEARnet, a joint venture of Comcast, Lions Gate and Sony.

Jason Holzman , creative director, Euro RSCG, named VP, brand creative USA Network.

At MSG Media, sales and marketing division: Lois Friedman , VP, research and database marketing, promoted to senior VP, audience insight and planning; Brian Hoffman , VP, consumer marketing, branding and creative strategy, Fuse, joins as VP, marketing solutions; Erica Herbst , manager, research and database marketing, promoted to director, audience insight and planning; Kevin Marotta , manager, sales planning, promoted to director, entertainment and sports properties.

Robert McGlarry , senior counsel, Major League Baseball, named VP, broadcasting business affairs.

Patrick Murphy promoted to senior VP/exec in charge of production, Scott Sternberg Productions.

Paul Fitzpatrick , consultant, named executive VP, RHI entertainment.

Jaime Saberito , director, corporate communications, Hallmark Channel, promoted to senior director, corporate communications, Hallmark Channel/Hallmark Movie Channel, based in New York.

Promotions at SNY, New York: Gary Morgenstern , senior director of programming, to VP, programming; Scott Weinfeld , senior director of finance and administration, to VP, finance and administration; Curt Gowdy Jr. , VP,production/executive producer, to senior VP, production/executive producer; Scott Wilpon , special assistant to the president, to senior director, business development; Andrew Fegyveresi , director, communications, to senior director, communications.

Journalism

David Cruz , anchor/reporter, KNBC Los Angeles, returns to WOAI San Antonio as co-anchor News 4 WOAI at 5p.m.

Ginger Allen , anchor, CBS 11 News at 10 , Saturday and Sunday editions, KTVT Dallas/Fort Worth, named co-anchor, CBS 11 News This Morning , weekdays 5-7 a.m.; she continues as part of the station’s team of “Investigators.”

Kate Bolduan , reporter, WTVD, Raleigh, N.C., joins Washington, D.C., bureau, CNN Newsource.

Nelly Carreno , weathercaster, Accuweather, State College, Pa., named chief weathercaster, WSNS/Telemundo Chicago.

Cable TV

Jayne Mason , account executive, WTKR Norfolk, Va., named enterprise partnership leader, Cox Media/Cox Business Services, Hampton Roads, Va.

Technology

Barry Nulman , COO, Matchframe Media Group, appointed VP, sales operations, Southwest region, Samma Systems, based in Burbank, Calif.

At Florical Systems, Gainesville, Fla.: James Berry appointed director, sales; Ash Condon , manager, production, replaces him as head of sales, East Coast territory.

Karen Bressner , senior VP, national advertising sales, Viacom International, appointed senior VP, advertising sales, TiVo Inc., based in New York.

Jon Koval , regional VP, sales, Time Warner Cable account, BigBand Networks, named VP, sales, Vyyo, Norcross, Ga.

Thom Salisbury , market development manager, professional products, Sennheiser Electronic Corp., Old Lyme, Conn., promoted to western regional sales manager, professional products.

Internet

Allen Wastler , managing editor, CNNMoney.com, joins CNBC.com as managing editor.

Marketing/Advertising/PR

Selena Chin , senior spot supervisor, Carat USA, joins RPA, Santa Monica, Calif., as local media manager, Chicago office.

Julie Prentice , senior account director, NMA Entertainment & Marketing, named VP, client relations.

At News Broadcast Network: Daniella Baider Berkson , freelance producer, named senior producer; Kacie Marczak , advanced lab consultant, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., named to the Reporting department; Nicole Solazzo , intern, The Eleanor Roosevelt Center, Hyde Park, N.Y. , named to the Reporting department; Kathleen LaCorte , graduate, Rider University, named media placement specialist, radio media tour group.

Related Fields

Jill Lindeman , VP/creative director, Disney ABC Cable Networks, named general manager, Promax/BDA.

Dianne Smith , in-house counsel, WRAL Raleigh, N.C., joins Holland & Knight, Telecommunications Group, Washington office, as partner.

At Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association: 2007-08 officers: Chairman Tony Vasconcellos , executive VP/CFO, Regent Communications Inc.; Vice Chair/2008 Conference Co-Chair Bill Fitzsimmons , VP, Accounting & Financial Planning, Cox Communications Inc.; Secretary Sam Bush , senior VP/Treasurer/CFO, Saga Communications; Treasurer Jim Clayton , executive VP/CFO, Scripps Networks. New board members: Michael Denson , director, credit & collections, Petry Media Corp.; Kate Lucas , corporate controller, Regent Communications; Carrie Miller , senior VP/CFO, Gannett Broadcasting; Curtis Reinhart , partner, Ernst & Young; Dean Rohrbaugh , director, tax information systems, Washington Post Co.; Robin Szabo , president, Szabo Associates.

American Cable Association board of directors: Reelected: Dave Baum , JetBroadband; Martin Brophy , Shen-Heights TV Associates; Steve Cochran , WOW! Internet Cable & Phone; Steve Friedman , Wave Broadband. Appointed: Patty Boyers , Boycom Cablevision Inc., Terry Nidiffer , General Communications Inc.; Bill Shreffler , Millennium Digital Media.

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