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August 2012 Agility Updates by Region

New York Metro Region

Newsday (New York, NY) -- Greg Emerson (https://twitter.com/emersongreg/), former Contributing Editor at Mainstreet.com, joined as Deputy Editor.

Sports Illustrated (New York, NY) -- New York Times Sports Reporter Pete Thamel joins SI and will be on the college basketball and football beats.

WNYC-AM/FM (New York, NY) -- Former New York Times Associate Managing Editor Jim Schachter (https://twitter.com/jimschachter) was named Radio Vice President of News.

Up with Chris Hayes - MSNBC Network (New York, NY) -- Brett Brandwell (https://twitter.com/BrettBrownell) left his position as Web Producer at the program "Up w/Chris Hayes" (https://twitter.com/upwithchris).

New York Daily News (New York, NY) -- Politics Reporter Alison Gendar (https://twitter.com/nydngendar) parted ways with the paper. Gossip Columnist Frank DiGiacomo has also left.

Self Magazine (New York, NY) -- Beauty Editor April Franzino will join the publication after leaving her post at Fitness Magazine (https://twitter.com/FitnessMag).

Fast Company (New York, NY) -- Sarah Kessler (https://twitter.com/SarahFKessler) joined FC as an Associate Editor.

Reader's Digest (New York, NY) -- Former Managing Editor Raimo Moyosa was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of International Editions.

Newsweek/The Daily Beast (New York, NY) -- Daniel Gross (https://twitter.com/grossdm), former Editor at Yahoo Finance (https://twitter.com/YahooFinance), joined as Global Finance Editor.

Associated Press (New York, NY) -- Music Editor Nekesa Mumbi Noody (https://twitter.com/nekesamumbi) was promoted to Entertainment & Lifestyles Editor at the AP.

Woman's Day (New York, NY) -- Natalie van der Meer, former Assistant Editor at US Weekly, joined the magazine as an Associate Editor.

Ora TV (New York, NY) -- Larry King (https://twitter.com/kingsthings) debuted his new online show #LarryKingNow. It airs Monday through Thursday and can be seen on Hulu (www.hulu.com/larry-king-now)

Your News Now (New York, NY) -- Reporter Lara Greenberg (https://twitter.com/LaraReports) parted ways with the station.

Bloomberg Businessweek (New York, NY) -- The New York Times Personal Technology Editor Sam Grobart (https://twitter.com/samgrobart) is set to leave and join Businessweek. Jeff Muskus (jmuskus@bloomberg.net) joins on as an Associate Editor, News. You can follow Muskus on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jeffmuskus.

Brides (New York, NY) -- Jennifer Condon (jennifer_condon@condenast.com) joins as Registry & Style Editor.

Glamour (New York, NY) -- Megan Gustashaw (megan_gustashaw@condenast.com) was promoted to Online Fashion & Beauty Editor.  You can follow Gustashaw on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/mgustashaw.

People Magazine (New York, NY) -- Staff Editor Joanne Fowler is no longer with the magazine.

Instructor (New York, NY) -- Tara Welty (twelty@scholastic.com) joins the magazine as Editor-in-Chief. She was previously Editor at Scholastic Art.

Architectural Digest (New York, NY) -- The magazine welcomes recent hires. Julie Coe (julie_coe@condenast.com) joins as Articles Editor. Michael Mraz (michael_mraz@condenast.com) also comes onboard as Online Features Editor. AD has promoted Stephen Wallis (stephen_wallis@condenast.com) to Executive Editor.

Advertising Age (New York, NY) -- Kunur Patel is no longer with Advertising Age.  She was a Reporter, covering Digital Media and Agencies there.

Money (New York, NY) -- Margaret  Magnarelli (margaret_magnarelli@moneymail.com) was promoted to Assistant Managing Editor. She was previously Senior Editor there.

Family Circle (New York, NY) -- Nicole McGovern (nicole.mcgovern@meredith.com) joins as Associate Fashion & Beauty Editor.

Popular Science (New York, NY) -- Amber Williams (amber.williams@bonniercorp.com) was hired as New Assistant Editor.  Jennifer Bogo (jennifer.bogo@bonniercorp.com) was also hired as Articles Editor. You can follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jenbogo.

Maxim (New York, NY) -- Stan Williams (swilliams@alphamediagroup.com) is the new Style Editor. He was previously Freelance Lifestyle Editor and Content Producer at this men's magazine.

Essence (New York, NY) -- Elliana Placas is no longer with the magazine.

Details (New York, NY) -- Kristen Dold (kristen_dold@condenast.com) is the new Associate Editor. You can follow her on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/KristenDold.

The Wendy Williams Show (New York, NY) -- Stephanie Sacco (ssacco@wendyshow.com) is a new Talent Producer at the Show. You can follow her on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/stephaniesacco.

Bloomberg News (New York, NY) -- News Editor Jeffrey Tannenbaum has left.

Business Insider (New York, NY) -- The magazine welcomes Jennifer Welsh (jwelsh@businessinsider.com) as Science Editor. You can follow her on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/microbelover.

The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY) -- Anjali Athavaley (anjali.athavaley@wsj.com) has joined the paper as New York Economics Reporter.  You can follow her on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AnjaliAthavaley.

Baristanet - The New York Times (New York, NY) -- Founder, Debbie Galant, parts with Baristanet and heads to Montclair State University to help cultivate digital and hyperlocal journalism in New Jersey.

Associated Press - Newark Bureau (Newark, NJ) -- Katie Zezima (kzesima@ap.org) is the new Supervisory Correspondent.  You can follow Zezima on Twitter at https://twitter.com/katiezez

 

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USA Today (McLean, VA) -- Former MarketWatch Editor-in-Chief David Callaway (https://twitter.com/dcallaway) joined the paper on July 30th. Robert Klemko (rklemko@usatoday.com) is a new Sports Reporter covering Football. Klemko is on Twitter also: https://twitter.com/robertklemko. Jamie Mottram (https://twitter.com/jamiemottram) is the new Director of Sports Content.

Politico (Arlington, VA) -- White House Correspondent Joseph Williams was let go.

Thomson Reuters - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Editor-at-Large Robert Lindsey (david.lindsey@thomsonreuters.com) has been promoted to Deputy Bureau Chief.

WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Former KCRA-TV News Director Anzio Williams joins this NBC affiliate to become their Vice President of News. And Anchor Stacy Stauffer is leaving the station. Sarah Glover (sarah.glover@nbcuni.com) is the new Social Media Reporter. Glover tweets at: https://twitter.com/skyphoto

The Washington Post (Washington, DC) -- Former Washington Examiner Digital Editor Tim Richardson (richardsont@washpost.com) joins the Post as a Senior Digital Editor.

Foreign Affairs Magazine (New York, NY) -- Lynda Hammes (lhammes@cfr.org) is the new Publisher. She is taking over for David Kellogg who has set off for retirement after 25 years of service at FA. Hammes is on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ly_nda

PBS Newshour (Arlington, VA) -- Justin Kenny (jkenny@newshour.org) joins the team as Foreign Editor. He also tweets here: https://twitter.com/JustinPKenny

The Atlantic (Washington, DC) -- The new Health Editor is James Hamblin (jhamblin@theatlantic.com and https://twitter.com/jameshamblin).

WPVI-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Sports Reporter/Anchor Keith Russell has left to join WRC-TV in DC as a Midday News Anchor. He is being replaced by Ducis Rodgers. Ducis was recently a Sports Anchor at ESPN News.

WTXF-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- News Director Steve Schwaid has left this Fox affiliate.

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Former Virginia Political Reporter Anita Kumar (akumar@mcclatchydc.com) at The Washington Post joins the team to be the White House Correspondent in late August.

Roll Call (Washington, DC) -- Niels Lesniewski (nielslesniewski@cqrollcall.com) is the new Senate Reporter.

Quartz (Internet) -- Former Bloomberg and Foreign Policy Reporter Steve LeVine (https://twitter.com/stevelevine) is the first Washington Correspondent at this new business news site (http://qz.com). And Euny Hong (https://twitter.com/EUNY) is the Lifestyle Editor. S Mitra Kalita (https://twitter.com/mitrakalita) is the Commentary Editor.

TeleRead (Philadelphia, PA) -- Dan Eldridge (deldridge@napco.com) is the new Editor of this blog that covers the e-book industry.

South Hill Enterprise (South Hill, VA) -- Keith Corum is the new News Editor. He previously worked for the News Progress.  Both papers are under the Womack Publishing Company. 

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Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) -- Kevin Miller (kmiller@pressherald) has been hired as the Washington Bureau Chief for MaineToday Media.  He will oversee Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Morning Sentinel in Waterville, and the Press Herald Telegram in Portland. Steve Greenlee (sgreenlee@pressherald.com) has been named the new Managing Editor.  You can follow Greenlee at https://twitter.com/stevegreenlee/. 

The News-Times (Hartford, CT) -- Barbara Roessner (broessner@newstimes.com) has begun her new role as Executive Editor for the Hearst Connecticut newspapers. This includes The Advocate, The News-Times, Connecticut Post, and Greenwich Time. Previously, she was the Managing Editor at The Harford Courant. 

Frontline - PBS (Boston, MA) -- Raney Aronson has been promoted to Deputy Executive Producer of the documentary series. He was previously the Senior Producer of the program. Aronson tweets here https://twitter.com/raneyaronson

WBZ-TV (Boston, MA) -- Kathy Curran has departed from the station.

WHOM-FM/WJBQ-FM (Portland, ME) -- Mike Rovin (mike.rovin@cumulus.com) is the new Program Director of both stations serving the Portland area. 

Seven Days (Burlington, VT) -- Andy Bromage (andy@sevendaysvt.com) is the new Editor.  Previously he was the Political Editor for the column, "Fair Game". Bromage can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andybromage. Paul Heintz (paul@sevendaysvt.com) will be the new Political Editor.

The Union Leader (Manchester, NH) -- Deputy Managing Editor Bill Regan has left the paper.

WPRO-AM (Providence, RI) -- Craig Schwalb has been named the new Program Director at this News-Talk station.

Darien Times (Darien, CT) -- Susan Shultz (editor@darientimes.com) is the new Editor here. She was a Reporter. Previous Editor, Joshua Fisher (editor@ncadvertiser.com) will become the new Editor at the New Canaan Advertiser.

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The Weather Channel (Atlanta, GA) -- Dave Malkoff (dmalkoff@weather.com) is now with TWC as a National Correspondent. His resume also includes stops at KTLA-TV and KCAL-TV, both in Los Angeles. Meanwhile Meteorologist Scott Williams leaves The Channel to take a job in Philly.

Home & Garden Television (HGTV)/DIY Network (Knoxville, TN) -- For both HGTV and DIY, Georgelle Cole and Santos Lopez were promoted to Executive Producer while Peter Moore was named Vice President of Creative Projects. Lesley Schoch was promoted to Writer/Producer at DIY Network. Anne Wilkerson was promoted to Production Manager and Todd Troop to Creative Director of Design at HGTV.

Coastal Living (Birmingham, AL) -- Brielle Ferreira (brielle_ferreira@timeinc.com) has been hired as Homes Editor here. She arrives from Luxe Interiors + Design, where she was Features Editor.Ferreira has a Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/briellemf

CNN Newsroom Weekend (Atlanta, GA) -- Anchor Randi Kaye has a new sidekick as Victor Blackwell (victor.blackwell@turner.com) joins CNN as Co-Anchor/Reporter for this program. Blackwell arrives from sunny Florida, where he worked as an Anchor for WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach.

CNN Interactive (Atlanta, GA) -- Two new hires to announce here. Mira Lowe (mira.lowe@turner.com) has been hired as Senior Editor, Features while Heather Kelly (heather.kelly@turner.com) is a Technology Reporter based in San Francisco. Both can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/miralowe and https://twitter.com/Kelly_Heather, respectively.

Morning Express with Robin Meade - HLN (Atlanta, GA) -- Melody Taylor (melody.taylor@turner.com) has been hired by HLN to produce Morning Express. She has also been a Producer with KHOU-TV in Houston. Morning Express can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/MorningExp

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) -- Former U-T San Diego Sports Columnist Tim Sullivan joins the Kentucky paper this month as same. Any ideas or questions about his column can be sent to Tsullivan@courier-journal.com

WBRC-TV (Birmingham, AL) -- Mike Dubberly (mdubberly@wbrc.com) is switching beats. The long-time 'BRC newsman moves from Sports Reporter to News Anchor as he replaces Rick Journey in the Morning Anchor role. Dubberly has been with the Fox affiliate for 16 years.

WVLA-TV (Baton Rouge, LA) -- Two changes to announce here. Britt Conway (britt.conway@nbc33tv.com) is the new Anchor/Reporter. She was a Reporter at WSJV-TV in South Bend. Also, joining the NBC affiliate is Kyle Myers (rkyle.myers@nbc33tv.com), who will be Meteorologist. He moves downstate from KNOE-TV in Monroe.

WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL) -- Congratulations to former Anchor/Reporter Jessica Taloney, who is expecting her first child. As a result, she has left this CBS affiliate to prepare.

KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, LA) -- After two years away from the broadcasting business, Drew Shirley (dshirley@kplctv.com) is back as Sports Director here at this NBC affiliate.

KATV-TV (Little Rock, AR) -- Former WTVA-TV Reporter Justin Lewis (jlewis@katv.com) is the newest Reporter here. He can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/justinlewiskatv

WHNT-TV (Huntsville, AL) -- Reporter Christine Killimayer is leaving the television industry. She had been at WHNT for two years.

WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC) -- Morgan Hightower (mhightower@wfmy.com) has been hired as Multimedia Reporter here. She held the same position at WNCF-TV in Montgomery, Alabama, prior to joining this CBS affiliate.

WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN) -- Charlo Greene (cgreene@11connects.com) arrives in the Tri-Cities area to start her new job as a Reporter here. She formerly worked for WRWR-TV in Georgia as an Anchor/Reporter.

WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC) -- Charlotte, N.C. has a new face in town with Reporter Sarah Rosario (sarah.rosario@wsoc-tv.com), who joins WSOC-TV from WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge, La.

WMBF-TV (Myrtle Beach, SC) -- One arrival and one departure to report here. Ms. Theo Hayes (thayes@wmbfnews.com) has arrived in Myrtle Beach as Anchor/Reporter while Reporter Eric Lambert leaves to join WKMG-TV in Florida.

WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC) -- Seth Waggener (swaggener@wncn.com) still has Carolina on his mind as he moves from Senior Producer at WBTW-TV in South Carolina to Executive Producer in North Carolina.

WGXA-TV (Macon, GA) -- Gavin Maliska (GavinMaliska@NewsCentralGA.com) replaces George Jobin as News Director at this Fox affiliate. Maliska has also worked at WJHG-TV in Panama City, WOFL-TV in Orlando and WXIN-TV in Indianapolis. Jobin, meanwhile, has also worked for WMGT-TV in Macon, Georgia.

Furniture Today (Greensboro, NC) -- Cindy Hodnett (chodnett@furnituretoday.com) has been hired here as  Style Editor.

WTLV-TV/WJXX-TV (Jacksonville, FL) -- Veteran News Director Kathy Williams (kwilliams@firstcoastnews.com) will be the next News Director at this duopoly. She replaces Mike Garber (mgarber@wptv.com), who left the station in May to become ND for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, FL.

WAVE-TV (Louisville, KY) -- Former WXTX-TV Reporter Katherine Kington (kkington@wave3.com) is now the same at WAVE.

WSTR-FM/WQXI-AM (Atlanta, GA) -- Scott Lindy (slindy@star94.com) has been appointed Operations Director for the Lincoln Financial Media radio stations in Atlanta. These include: WSTR-FM (Star 94), Sports WQXI-AM (790 The Zone) and the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network (AFRN). Lindy remains Program Director for WSTR as well.

WKSL-FM (Raleigh, NC) -- Kobi Kearney (kobikearney@clearchannel.com) has been hired at this Clear Channel station as Assistant Program Director/Afternoon DJ.

WDCG-FM (Raleigh, NC) -- Morning Producer Mike Morse has left this 105.1 station.

WHBQ-TV (Memphis, TN) -- Reporter Jason Carter has left this Fox affiliate.

WECT-TV (Wilmington, NC) -- Former WCAV-TV Reporter Bailey Disselkoen (bdisselkoen@wect.com) now holds the same position at this NBC affiliate.

WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC) -- Caroline Foy Welch (general.manager@abc11mail.com) has been named General Manager/Vice President here. She was Vice President of Programming at WPVI-TV in Philly.

WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- Former WMBB-TV Reporter Marc McAfee has joined this NBC affiliate as same. Welcome him at mmcafee@11alive.com

WSAV-TV (Savannah, GA) -- Former KHBS-TV Meteorologist Matt Devitt joins this NBC affiliate as same. Welcome him at mdevitt@wsav.com

WCTI-TV (New Bern, NC) -- News Director Shane Moreland is no longer at this station. He is now General Manager at WVNS-TV in West Virginia.

Associated Press - Atlanta Bureau (Atlanta, GA) -- Georgia Education Reporter Dorie Turner has left the AP. The AP can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ap

WZGC-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- After working here for three years, Program Director Scott Jameson has left the station.

WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL) -- This NBC affiliate has added a 7:00 p.m. weekday newscast. The half-hour show features local and regional news and weather with limited sports information. Jennifer Leigh (jleigh@wfla.com) will be the anchor along with another yet-to-be hired journalist. Daniel Woodrum (dwoodrum@wfla.com) is the Producer of the program.

WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Three-time News Director Bob Jordan, will be leaving this ABC affiliate. He returns to Seattle and KIRO-TV as the News Director after having also worked at KING-TV in Seattle previously. A replacement has not been named.

WAWS-TV/WTEV-TV (Jacksonville, FL) -- Tera Williams Barz (tbarz@actionnewsjax.com) has moved from Morning Anchor to a new time slot. She will now Anchor and be Franchise Reporter Monday-Friday 5:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

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WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH) -- News veteran Virgil Dominic has been named Interim News Director. He replaces Rita Andolsen, now Director of Advocacy and Community Initiatives for Gannett. Co-Host of "Good Company Today" Joe Cronauer (jcronauer@wkyc.gannett.com) has been named Morning Lifestyle and Features Reporter.

WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH) -- Multimedia Journalist Jessica Noll has left the station. Reporter Annette Peagler has also left. Peagler had served as a Weekend Morning Producer and Multimedia Journalist. The station has also recently lost Meteorologists Steve Norris and Cyndee O’Quinn, Producer Jeannine Gallenstein and News Director Bob Morford. You may follow WCPO-TV on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/WCPO.

WTVW-TV/WEHT-TV (Evansville, IN) -- News Director Bob Walters has left this duopoly.

Today’s Chicago Woman (Chicago, IL) -- Carrie Williams (cwilliams@tcwmag.com) has joined the lifestyle magazine as Managing Editor. Williams replaces Cassandra Gaddo, who exited earlier this month. The publication focuses on female professionals living in the Chicago area. You may follow Williams on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CarrieAWilliams.

The Gazette (Medina, OH) -- David Knox (dknox@medina-gazette.com) has been named Managing Editor for the daily. Knox replaces Liz Sheaffer (lsheaffer@medina-gazette.com), who was promoted to News Editor for the paper.

WFRV-TV (Green Bay, WI) -- Carmelyn Daley-Hinkens is leaving the CBS affiliate to join WITI-TV in Milwaukee as Assistant News Director/News Content Manager.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) -- Piet Levy joins the daily as a full time Features Reporter covering music and pop culture. Levy has served as a Contributing Writer for the paper. You may follow the Journal Sentinel on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/NewsHub and Levy at  https://twitter.com/pietlevy.

Business Insurance (Chicago, IL) -- Paul Bomberger (https://twitter.com/BusInsBomberger) (pbomberger@businessinsurance.com) has joined the trade magazine (https://twitter.com/BusInsMagazine) as Managing Editor. Bomberger replaces Matthew Scroggins, who left the publication.

WXYZ-TV (Detroit, MI) -- Anchor Diana Lewis has announced her retirement after 35 years of service. Her last on-air date at the Scripps station will be Oct. 3. During the span of her career, Lewis has also served at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia and KABC-TV in Los Angeles. As a side note, during her time in Los Angeles, Lewis also established herself as an actress, appearing in the film Rocky and television shows The Twilight Zone and The Gary Shandling Show.

Crain’s Chicago Business (Chicago, IL) -- Jan Parr (jparr@crain.com) joins the trade magazine as Assistant Managing Editor. She covers lifestyle for the magazine. You may follow lifestyle news and updates from Parr on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/janparr.

WISN-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Abe Lubetkin (alubetkin@WISN.com) has been promoted to Weekend Morning Anchor at the ABC affiliate.

WCMH-TV (Columbus, OH) -- Michael Fabac has been named News Director for the NBC affiliate. Fabac most recently served as News Director for KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas. He replaces Ike Walker who left the Media General owned station.

WKOW-TV (Madison, WI) -- Assistant News Director Joe Radske has been promoted to News Director for this Quincy owned ABC affiliate. Radske replaces Perry Boxx who recently left the station.

Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago, IL) -- Columnist Stella Foster announced her retirement after 43 years at the daily. Foster’s last day at the paper is August 6th. Currently there are no plans to replace her; however, Editor-in-Chief Jim Kirk will be looking for additional ways to cover the African-American community.

ABC News - Chicago Bureau (Chicago, IL) -- National Correspondent Chris Bury is stepping down after 30 years at the network. During his broadcast career, Bury was inducted in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2004.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) -- David Sheets, Sports News Editor, has left. More departures include: Assistant Metro Editor Tim Bross; Deputy Managing Editor of News Steve Parker; Let’s Eat Section Editor Judith Evans; and Reporter Marlon Walker.

Associated Press - Denver Bureau (Denver, CO) -- Nicholas Riccardi takes the reins as the new West Political Reporter.  He comes from the Los Angeles Times, where he served as Investigative Reporter and Bureau Chief.

KOAA-TV (Pueblo, CO) -- Marissa Torres (https://twitter.com/MsMarissaT) joins as Morning Anchor. She arrives from KOB-TV in New Mexico.
 
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA) --Executive Sports Editor Bryce Miller (brmiller@dmreg.com) switches roles at the Register to become a Sports Columnist.  
 
KWWL-TV (Waterloo, IA) -- Jason Carter (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jason-Carter-KWWL/393446184036331) is the new Morning Anchor.
 
KWQC-TV (Davenport, IA) -- Beth Marsoun (bmarsoun@kwqc.com) is now officially the News Director. She had served as Interim News Director since March.

KTVI-TV (St. Louis, MO) -- We regret to inform readers of the passing of veteran television Reporter John Gadson. 

KGAN-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Rod Jackson officially tackles the News Director role after he was promoted from Interim News Director.
 
WIBW-TV (Topeka, KS) -- Anchor/Reporter Shawn Wheat (http://twitter.com/rhino959) has been hired after a stint at KSOK-FM in Arkansas City, KS, where he served as News Director.
 
KAAL-TV (Austin, MN) -- News Director David Springer (dspringer@kaaltv.com)joins this ABC affiliate.

KMSP-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- Executive Producer Hayley Herst (http://www.facebook.com/hayley.herst) leaves to take the same position at KTLA-TV, based in Los Angeles.
 
KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) --  Eric Perkins (http://twitter.com/perkatplay) is the new Sports Director at this Twin Cities station.
 
KNPN-TV (St. Joseph, MO) -- Dan Dozar (http://twitter.com/kcsportsprod) is the new News Director at this FOX affiliate.
 
KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) -- One arrival and one departure to announce here. Emily Rau  (http://twitter.com/emilyrau) is hired as Reporter while  Anchor Vickie Newton leaves.
 
KCTV-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Morning Anchor Matt Stewart leaves the Meredith Corporation owned station.
 
KLKN-TV (Lincoln, NE) –- Meteorologist Kevin Coskren leaves this ABC affiliate following 13 years of service. He accepts the role of Chief Meteorologist at WLNE-TV in Providence, RI.
 
KMTV-TV (Omaha, NE) -- Anchor/Reporter Michelle Molison has arrive here to Host the morning broadcast.

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San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX) -- Former Deputy Editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Leary (mleary@express-news.net) joins the Express as its new Editor.

The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) -- Jahna Berry has been named Assistant West Valley Editor at the paper. She will run the community pages for Surprise, AZ and Southwest Valley.  She has been with the paper since 2004 and was previously a Business Reporter.

KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ) -- One arrival and one departure here. Paul Calvisi has joined KNXV as a Sportscaster. Meanwhile, Joe Hengemuehler has announced that he is leaving his position as News Director after 10 years with the station.

WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX) -- Debbie Denmon is no longer at the station.

KEYE-TV (Austin, TX) -- News Director Suzanne Black has left this station.

KPRC-TV (Houston,TX) -- Aaron Wische is the new Executive Producer of Special Projects.

 

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Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) -- Jim Rainey (james.rainey@latimes.com) has switched beats. Rainey moves from covering media to politics. Follow Rainey on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LATimesrainey. The paper has also added three reporters covering the film and TV industry; Glenn Whipp (glenn.whipp@latimes.com) Meredith Blake (meredith.blake@latimes.com) and Mark Olsen (mark.olsen@latimes.com) are new Entertainment Reporters.

U-T San Diego (San Diego, CA) -- Larry Graham has been hired away from ESPN to be the Executive Sports Editor at  the paper.

Los Angeles Daily Journal (Los Angeles, CA) -- Reporter Evan George has parted ways with the Journal. Jason Armstrong (jason_armstrong@dailyjournal.com) steps in as the new Associate Editor.

Marketwatch.com (Internet) -- Michelle Coffey (mcoffey@marketwatch.com) has been promoted to Managing Editor. Follow Marketwatch on Twitter at http://twitter.com/marketwatch.

Road & Track Magazine (Newport Beach, CA) -- Sam Smith and John Krewson (jkrewson@hearst.com) join the crew as Executive Editor and Deputy Editor, respectively, of the magazine. Follow Road & Track on twitter at http://twitter.com/Roadandtrack.

Transworld Snowboarding (San Diego, CA) -- John Poulin joins the riding team as an Associate Editor. Email Poulin at john.poulin@transworld.net.

Motorcyclist (El Segundo, CA) -- Marc Cook has returns to Motorcyclist magazine as Editor-in-Chief. Email Cook at marc.cook@sorc.com

LA Weekly (Culver City, CA) -- Karina Longworth moves from Film Editor to Film Writer. Follow Longworth on Twitter at http://twitter.com/karinalongworth. Zachary Pincus-Roth has taken over as Film Editor. Follow Pincus-Roth on Twitter at http://twitter.com/zpincusroth.

KTXL-TV (Sacramento, CA) -- Weekend Anchor Teri Cox bids farewell to this Fox affiliate after 25 years. Ms. Cox has accepted a position with the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association.

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Missoulian (Missoula, MT) -- The paper has hired Martin Kidston as a Higher Education Reporter.  Also at the paper, Sherry Devlin has been named Entertainment Editor.

KTVX-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Kim Johnson has been brought on as Weekend Anchor at ABC-affiliate KTVX. Johnson joins the station from KLJB-TV in Iowa.

KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, NV) -- After 32 years with the CBS-affiliate, Gary Waddell is retiring from the anchor desk. He will still contribute on major events. A new morning anchor team has started with Cale Ramaker and Shauna Khorrami. Ramaker was previously at WOFL-TV in Orlando and Khorrami comes from KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City. Previous Morning Anchor Dayna Roselli is no longer with the station. Another new hire is Paul Joncich, who joins as an Anchor/Reporter. He comes from WOIO-TV in Cleveland.

KRNV-TV (Reno, NV) -- Alyx Sacks has joined the KRNV team. She spent the last year at NBC- Montana in Butte.

KBOI-TV/KYUU-TV (Boise, ID) -- Don Pratt is taking over as Vice President and General Manager at KBOI-KYUU, the television duopoly in Boise. Pratt was previously with Portland, OR station KATU-TV, where he has was Vice President and News Director. Send news to: news@kboi2.com.

KATU-TV (Portland, OR) -- Tiffani Lupenski is the new News Director. Send news tips to: newstips@katu.com

KITV-TV (Honolulu, HI) -- Yunji de Nies is returning to her native Hawaii as Co-Anchor of the 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. newscasts.

KVAL-TV (Eugene, OR) -- Yasmin Dar has been hired as Anchor here. She has been with KITV-TV in Honolulu.

WDAY-TV (Fargo, ND) -- Robin Huebner has been hired here as an Anchor. Huebner resigned from her position at KXFB-TV/KVLY-TV in Fargo last year after she was reassigned from the 10:00 p.m. anchor desk. She later filed a federal lawsuit against parent company Hoak Media. The lawsuit is still pending. 

Latin America Region

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NBCLatino.com (New York,NY) -- Telemundo has officially launched its news and lifestyle website, NBCLatino.com. Chris Peña has been named Executive Editor

Mundo Fox (New York,NY) -- Luis Arturo Hernández has been named Executive News Producer. Carolina Sarassa has been named National Correspondent. Finally, Steve Malavé joins as Senior Content Producer of News.

KSTS-TV (San Francisco,CA) -- Freddy Oldenburg has been named News Director at Telemundo's KSTS-48

Fox News Latino (New York,NY) -- Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush has resigned as Managing Editor at Fox News Latino.

Noticiero Telemundo 47 - KTMD-TV (Houston,TX) -- Antonio Canales was named General Manager here.

Telemundo - iVillage Mujer de Hoy (New York,NY) -- Jessica Serrano has been named Managing Editor for Telemundo's new website targeting Latinas.

Al Rojo Vivo - Telemundo Network (Hialeah, FL) -- Pilar Garibotto has left her post at Estrella TV to become Executive Producer of Telemundo's Al Rojo Vivo.

Canada Region

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The Kit (Toronto, Ontario) -- Christine Loureiro has been hired to be the Editor-in-Chief. She arrives from the Toronto Star, where she served as Deputy Life Editor.
 
BizEnergy.ca (Toronto, Ontario) -- Arden Jobling-Hey has been hired to bee an Editor at BizEnergy.ca  (Http://www.twitter.com/Bizenergy).