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February 2013 Updates By Region

New York Metro Region

The New York Times (New York, NY) -- Sports Editor Joe Sexton, Music Editor James Oestreich, and Assistant Managing Editor Jim Roberts have all parted ways with the paper. Also, Veteran Editor Jonathan Landman accepted a buyout and left the paper.

CBS News (News York, NY) -- Anne-Marie Green is now a News Anchor after a stint at KYW-TV Philadelphia's CBS affiliate.

WPIX-TV (New York, NY) -- Former News 12 Bronx/Brooklyn Reporter Joe Mauceri (https://twitter.com/JoeMauceriPIX11) has joined this station as a Multimedia Reporter.

Fortune Magazine (New York, NY) -- Executive Editor of Technology Stephanie Mehta (smehta@fortunemail.com and https://twitter.com/stephaniemehta) has been promoted to Deputy Managing Editor. Fortune Magazine tweets at: https://twitter.com/FortuneMagazine.

The Associated Press (New York, NY) -- Effective immediately Jake Pearson will be joining the AP (https://twitter.com/AP) based in New York City as a General News Reporter.

New York Observer (New York, NY) -- Editor Aaron Gell (agell@observer.com), has announced he will be leaving the paper. He plans to consult for a small start-up. You can follow the Observer  (https://twitter.com/NewYorkObserver). Ken Kurson was named the new Editor-in-Chief.

ABC News (New York, NY) -- London-based Bloomberg Television (https://twitter.com/BloombergTV) Anchor Linzie Janis (linzie.janis@abc.com) (https://twitter.com/LinzieJanis) will be joining ABC News (https://twitter.com/ABC) as a Correspondent. Former WABC-TV Reporter Marci Gonzalez (marci.gonzalez@abc.com and https://twitter.com/TVMarci) will now join ABC NewsOne (https://twitter.com/ABCNewsOne) as a Correspondent. Current ABC World News (https://twitter.com/ABCWorldNews) Reporter Paula Faris (paula.faris@abc.com and (https://twitter.com/PaulaFaris) will be joining ABC News (https://twitter.com/ABC) as a Correspondent. ABC NewsOne (https://twitter.com/ABCNewsOne) Correspondent Diana Perez (diana.perez@abc.com) (https://twitter.com/DianaPerezTV) will be replacing Faris (paula.faris@abc.com) (https://twitter.com/PaulaFaris) as Co-Anchor of ABC World News (https://twitter.com/ABCWorldNews).

Surface Magazine (New York, NY) -- Congrats to Spencer Bailey (sbailey@surfacemag.com and https://twitter.com/Spencer_Bailey) who has been promoted to Articles Editor at Surface (https://twitter.com/SurfaceMag).

Women's Health (New York, NY) -- Tracy Middleton (tracy.middleton@rodale.com) joined the magazine as Senior Editor.

Newsweek (New York, NY) -- The publication's transition from print to all-digital came with staff changes that included the loss of Managing Editor Thomas Watson, Features Director David Jefferson and Editor Kara Cutruzzula.

The Daily Beast (New York, NY) -- Andrew Sullivan took his blog, 'The Dish' and left the publication to begin Dish Publishing (http://thebea.st/W2Ia9T).

Prevention (New York, NY) -- Katie Drummond (katie.drummond@rodale.com and https://twitter.com/katiedrumm) was named News Editor at the magazine.

Ok! Weekly Magazine (New York, NY) -- Kelli Acciardo (kacciardo@okmagazine.com and https://twitter.com/kelliacciardo) is the new online Beauty and Fashion Editor.
Taryn Adler (tadler@okmagazine.com and https://twitter.com/tarynadler) is the new Beauty Editor. 

The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY) -- Mike Allen (mike.allen@wsj.com) was named Gobal Enterprise Editor, Jason Anders was named Page One Deputy Editor and Matt Murray (matt.murray@wsj.com) was named Deputy Editor-in-Chief.

Saveur (New York, NY) -- Sophie Brickman (sophie.brickman@bonniercorp.com) is the new Associate Editor.

Details (New York, NY) -- Nojan Aminosharei (nojan_aminosharei@condenast.com) is the new Entertainment Editor here while Perrin Drumm joins as Associate Web Editor. Follow Drumm on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/perrindrumm.

Marie Claire (New York, NY) -- Melissa Bykofsky (mbykofsky@hearst.com and https://twitter.com/MBykofsky) was named the new Editorial Assistant at this fashion magazine.

Newsday (New York, NY) -- After 42 years at the paper Bob Keeler has left the building.

More Magazine (New York, NY) -- Lauren Williams (lauren.williams@meredith.com and https://twitter.com/laurnwilliams) joined as Associate Editor after a stint as Editorial Assistant at Marie Claire.

Men's Fitness (New York, NY) -- Dean Stattmann (dstattmann@mensfitness.com and https://twitter.com/DeanStattmann) is the new Senior Editor here. Also, Matt Caputo (http://www.twitter.com/MattCaputo) is set to join the publication as Associate Editor.

Good Housekeeping (New York, NY) -- Katie Holdefehr (kholdefehr@hearst.com) is the new Food Editorial Assistant.

Architectural Digest (New York, NY) -- Parker Bowie Larson (parker_larson@condenast.com) joined the magazine as its new Style Editor.

Lucky (New York, NY) -- Publisher Marcy Bloom has left the magazine. The position has not been filled as of yet.

Real Simple (New York, NY) -- Page Mullins joined the magazine as Assistant Market Editor.

New York Magazine (New York, NY) -- Genevieve Smith joined as Senior Editor. Smith was recently Associate Editor at Harper's magazine.

Allure (New York, NY) -- Alyssa Hertzig (https://twitter.com/alyssahertzig) has returned to the magazine as Contributing Special Projects Editor.

Time.com (New York, NY) -- Photo journalist Mikko Takkunen (https://twitter.com/photojournalism) joind as Associate Photo Editor.

Barrons.com (New York, NY) -- Jack Otter (jack.otter@barrons.com and https://twitter.com/JackOtter) joined as its new Online Editor.

The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) -- Baseball Columnist Jeff Bradley is no longer with the paper.

Esquire (New York, NY) -- Mike Nizza (https://twitter.com/mikenizza) joined this men's magazine (https://twitter.com/Esquiremag) as a Digital Editor.

Harper's Bazaar (New York, NY) -- Fashion Features Director Jennifer Alfano has re-joined Harper's Bazaar (https://twitter.com/HarpersBazaarUS), assuming the same position she previously held.

NBC News (New York, NY) -- NBC News Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo (mara.schiavocampo@nbcuni.com and https://twitter.com/MaraCamp) will now serve as Anchor of "Early Today", also on NBC.

Rolling Stone (New York, NY) -- Executive Editor Eric Bates (eric.bates@rollingstone.com) has announced he will be leaving the magazine. Follow the music icon at https://twitter.com/RollingStone.

SELF (New York, NY) – Former People Magazine Senior Writer Joey Bartolomeo (https://twitter.com/missjoeyb) has joined SELF as Entertainment and Features Editor. The two magazines have Twitter accounts at https://twitter.com/PeopleMag and https://twitter.com/SelfMagazine, respectively.

Every Day with Rachael Ray (New York, NY) -- Food Editor Stacy Adimando parted ways with the magazine.

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National Journal (Washington, DC) -- Former Time journalist Amy Sullivan (asullivan@nationaljournal.com) is joining the team as a Economic Correspondent. And Atlantic Associate Editor Brian Fung (bfung@nationaljournal.com) is the new Technology Reporter at NJ.

Politico (Arlington, VA) -- The Politico announced layoffs in January. Reporter Jess Kamen was among those let go. And Reporter Dave Catanese resigned.

The Hill (Washington, DC) -- Former Press-Enterprise Reporter Ben Goad (bgoad@thehill.com and https://twitter.com/ben_goad) moves east to D.C. to cover Federal Regulations.

PBS Newshour (Arlington, VA) -- The new Deputy Political Editor is Terence Burlidj (tburlij@newshour.org  and https://twitter.com/burlij).

NPR News (Washington, DC) -- Former Baltimore Sun Investigations Editor Robert Little (https://twitter.com/robertlittle) is coming to NPR to become their Senior Investigations Editor.

Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) -- Gossip Columnist Dan Gross has accepted a buyout offer from the newspaper and has left. Gross was also the Newspaper Guild President; he is also resigning from that position.

The New York Times - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Rick Stevenson (ristev@nytimes.com https://twitter.com/dickstevenson) is now the Chief Political Correspondent.

The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) --  Editorial Page Editor Jeannette Krebs and Deputy Editorial Page Editor Heather Long have left the P-N. Former Morning Call Capital Reporter John Micek (jmicek@patriot-news.com) is the new Editorial Page Editor.

The Express-Times (Easton, PA) -- Publisher Martin Till resigned from the newspaper (http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/expresstimes/). Richard Diamond (publisher@express-times.com) will be the Interim Publisher.

National Geographic Magazine (Washington, DC) -- Dan Gilgoff (dgilgoff@ngs.org) is the new Digital News Director.

Washington Examiner (Washington, DC) -- Reporter Ben Giles (ben.giles@azcapitoltimes.com and https://twitter.com/ben_giles) is moving to Phoenix to become a State Political Reporter at Arizona Capitol Times.

Aviation Week & Space Technology (Washington, DC) -- Deputy Managing Editor Joseph Anselmo has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief. He replaced Anthony Velocci Jr. who retired at the end of 2012.

WTOP-FM (Washington,DC) -- Midday News Anchor Richard Day retired after more than 27 years at the news station. General Manager Jim Farley is planning to become a Consultant by the end of 2013. He is training Program Director Laurie Cantillo (lcantillo@wtop.com) to replace him in the GM role at this news radio station.

WRC-TV (Washington, DC) -- Former WTOP-FM Reporter Mark Segraves (mark.segraves@nbcuni.com) is now at this NBC affiliate as a News Reporter.

WPVI-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Former Atlanta Reporter Wendy Saltzman (wendy.saltzman@abc.com and https://twitter.com/WendySaltzman) joins the 6ABC team as their new Investigative Reporter.

WPGH-TV/WPMY-TV (Pittsburgh, PA) -- Jim Lapiana (jlapiana@wpgh.sbgnet.com) is the new General Manager at these stations.

WJBR-FM (Wilmington, DE) -- Program Director/Host Brian DeMay has left this station.

WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Former Orlando Reporter (WFTV-TV) Daralene Jones (daralene.jones@nbcuni.com and https://twitter.com/DaraleneJones) joins this NBC affiliate.

The Chronicle of Education (Washington, DC) -- Paul Voosen (paul.voosen@chronicle.com and https://twitter.com/voooos) has joined the team to cover the sciences.

WZBA-FM (Baltimore, MD) -- Dan Michaels (dmichaels@thebayonline.com) is the new Program Director at this classic rocker after a stint at Pittsburgh's WLTJ-FM.

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The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) -- Film Critic Wesley Morris parted ways with the paper.  Baxter Holmes (bholmes@globe.com and https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes) is the newest Sports Reporter. Holmes will cover the Boston Celtics.

Bloomberg News - Boston Bureau (Boston, MA) -- Annie Linskey (alinskey@bloomberg.net and https://twitter.com/AnnieLinskey) has joined the Boston team after previously working at The Baltimore Sun.

The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette (Fall River and Taunton, MA)  -- Lynne Sullivan (lsullivan@heraldnews.com) was named the new Editor-in-Chief for both papers.  Recently, she was the News Editor at The Herald News.

WPRI-TV (Providence, RI) -- Chantee Lans (clans@wpri.com) is a Reporter at the news station.  She comes to WPRI from WFMY-TV in Greensboro, N.C.  Maura Kennedy (mkennedy@wpri.com and https://twitter.com/Maura_Kennedy) has joined the station as a Reporter.

WTNH-TV (New Haven, CT) -- Erin Logan (erin.logan@wtnh.com) moves from General Assignment Reporter to Weekend Evening Anchor at the station. Nneka Nwosu (nneka.nwosu@wtnh.com and https://twitter.com/NnekaNwosu) has joined the station as its newest Reporter.

Bennington Banner (Bennington, VT) -- Michelle Karas (mkaras@benningtonbanner.com and https://twitter.com/bannereditor)  has been hired as the Manager Editor. Previously, Karas was the Business Editor of The Mercury in Pottstown, PA.

Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA) -- Congratulations to Chris Camire (ccamire@sentinelandenterprise.com and https://twitter.com/camirereports) who was promoted to City Editor. Prior to his promotion, Camire was the Statehouse Bureau Chief at the paper.

WBZ-TV (Boston, MA) -- Kate Merrill ( kmerill@cbs.com and https://twitter.com/KateMerrill) has moved from evenings to Weekend Reporter/Anchor. Paula Ebben (pebben@cbs.com and https://twitter.com/PaulaEbbenWBZ) has moved from mornings to 5:00 p.m. Anchor. Kerry Connolly (kconnolly@cbs.com and https://twitter.com/kerrywbz) has moved from weekend mornings to weekday Morning News Anchor.

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Atlanta Business Chronicle (Atlanta, GA) -- Ruchika Tulshyan (rtulshyan@bizjournals.com) has been hired by the Chronicle as Money and Finance Reporter. Tulshyan's clipping resume is vast including articles for Forbes, TIME, Bloomberg News, CNN and The Huffington Post among others. You can follow her now on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/rtulshyan.

The Insider (Raleigh, NC) -- The Insider (http://www.twitter.com/ncinsider) has hired Patrick Gannon (pgannon@ncinsider.com) as Senior Reporter. He will cover state government and the Legislature.

Associated Press - Columbia, S.C. Bureau (Columbia, SC) -- We are sorry to report the passing of AP Reporter Jim Davenport. He covered politics/government at the South Carolina Statehouse and had been with the wire since 1999.

American Quilter Magazine (Paducah, KY) -- Michele Duffy (micheleduffy@AQSquilt.com) is the new Editor-in-Chief of American Quilter magazine. AQM is the flagship publication of The American Quilter’s Society, the largest quilting membership organization in the world. Duffy takes the helm as former Editor Christine Brown retires.

North Augusta Star (North Augusta, SC) -- Veteran Editor Phyllis Britt is retiring. Britt started at the Star in 1986. A native of Smithfield, N.C., Britt is looking forward to spending part of her retirement with her newest grandchild.

WCBD-TV (Charleston, SC) -- Chrissy Kohler (ckohler@wcbd.com) has moved cross country from KPAX-TV in Montana to predict the weather for this NBC affiliate.

WTVM-TV (Columbus, GA) -- Congratulations to Darryl Huger on his promotion to News Director at this ABC affiliate. He was Assistant News Director at WCSC-TV in Charleston, S.C. He can be reached at dhuger@wtvm.com.
 
WALB-TV (Albany, GA) -- Dawn Hobby, who was recently promoted to News Director here, said goodbye to take a new job behind the camera at an undisclosed company. She had been with the station for more than two decades.

WCFB-FM/WPYO-FM (Orlando, FL) -- Dawn Campbell (dawn.campbell@coxmediagroup.com) is the new Music Director.

WGHP-TV (High Point, NC) -- Katie Nordeen will be able to sleep in now as she has moved from Morning Anchor to Evening Anchor at this Fox affiliate. She replaces Julie Luck. You can email Nordeen at Katie.Nordeen@wghp.com.

WEZL-FM (Mount Pleasant, SC) -- Morning DJ Ric Rush (ric@wezl.com) has been promoted to Assistant Program Director at this country music station. Rush has been with the station for more than 10 years.

CNN (Cable News Network) (Atlanta, GA) -- Dave Brown (dave.brown@turner.com) is welcomed by CNN (http://www.twitter.com/cnn) as its newest Executive Producer. He arrives from WPIX-TV in New York but will work out of the Atlanta headquarters.

WCCB-TV (Charlotte, NC) -- Sports Director Bruce Snyder unexpectedly left this Fox affiliate (http://www.twitter.com/foxcharlotte), where he had worked for a decade. He also worked in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Raleigh markets.

WSB-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- Afternoon Host Mike Shannon exits after just a year at this Adult Contemporary station. He previously spent 15 years at WDJX-FM in Louisville. 

WREG-TV (Memphis, TN) -- Jim Himes (jim.himes@wreg.com) has been promoted to Station Manager and Vice President at this CBS affiliate. Himes was General Sales Manager at the station for the past five years.

WDKY-TV (Lexington, KY) -- Ronna Corrente (rcorrente@sbgnet.com) has been promoted to General Manager at this Fox affiliate. Corrente has been with the station for 17 years. She replaces Michael Brickey.

WGCL-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- News Director Eric Ludgood said goodbye to WGCL-TV (http://www.twitter.com/cbsatl) after just two years.

WHZT-FM (Greenville, SC) -- Assistant Program Director/Night DJ Eric Sean Casucci has decided to leave the station and move back to California.

WKHX-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- After a decade of service, Mark Richards has left this country music station. He was Program Director at the time of his departure.

WPTY-TV/WLMT-TV (Memphis, TN) -- Ardyth Diercks is now General Manager and Vice President at three Nexstar-owned  stations in Tennessee. These include: WLMT-TV and WPTY-TV in Memphis and WJKT-TV in Jackson. She arrives from South Florida where she spent eight years as President and General Manager at WTVJ-TV in Miramar.

WYAY-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- Jennifer Perry (Jennifer.Perry@cumulus.com) is the new Program Director at WYAY-FM (http://www.twitter.com/allnews1067). She arrives from WGST-FM (also in Atlanta) and worked in Nashville as well.

WROQ-FM/WTPT-FM (Greenville, SC) -- Congratulations to Jay Stone (jdstone@entercom.com) aka The Stoneman on his promotion to Assistant Program Director at Classic Rock WROQ-FM and Active Rock WTPT-FM. He will retain his current Music Director title at WROQ as well. Follow the music stations on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/WROQROCK101 and http://www.twitter.com./933ThePlanet.

WTLV-TV/WJXX-TV (Jacksonville, FL) -- Sade Malloy (smalloy@firstcoastnews.com and https://twitter.com/sademalloy) joins the duopoly as a Reporter.

WPEC-TV (West Palm Beach, FL) -- Jenna Caiazzo (jcaiazzo@cbs12.com) has joined WPEC-TV as the new Weekend Morning Anchor. She was formerly a Reporter and fill-in Anchor at WCCB-TV in Charlotte, N.C.

Tampa Bay Times (Tampa, FL) -- Lisa Gartner (lgartner@tampabay.com and https://twitter.com/lisagartner) has been hired as the new Education Reporter. She comes to the publication via The Washington Examiner where she served from 2010-2012.

WOFL-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Fox 30 Orlando has named a new Vice President and General Manager. The new role will be occupied by Allyson Meyers (allyson.meyers@foxtv.com). Meyers comes to the station from Philadelphia where she held the same role at Fox’s WTXF-TV.

WTVJ-TV (Miami, FL) -- Keith Jones (keith.jones@nbcuni.com) is named the new Morning and Noon Anchor.

WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL) -- Jerry Penacoli (jpenacoli@wfla.com) is the new Co-Host of WFLA’s show “Daytime”. He has worked on a variety of entertainment shows including “Extra” as a correspondent, and “E!” as a host.

WCFB-TV/WPYO-TV (Daytona, FL) -- Dawn Campbell (dawn.campbell@coxmediagroup.com) was promoted to Music Director at WCFB-FM and WPYO-FM. She remains the promotions coordinator at WCFB as well.

Central Florida News 13 (Orlando, FL) -- Vice President/General Manager Robin Smythe has been let go due to a reorganization. You can follow the station on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cfnews13.

Bay News 9 (Tampa, FL) -- Vice President/General Manager Rod Gramer has been let go due to a reorganization. You can follow the station on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BN9.

WTTA-TV (Tampa, FL) -- Noreen Parker (nparker@wtta.sbgnet.com) is the new General Manager here.

WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) -- Antonio Mora leaves this CBS affiliate (https://twitter.com/CBSMiami).

Central Florida News 13 (Orlando, FL) -- Kristin Kane (https://twitter.com/KristinKaneNews and kkane@cfnews13.com) joins Central Florida News 13 as the Weekend Morning Anchor.

WFTX-TV (Fort Myers-Naples, FL) -- Charles Henrich, Jr. (chenrich@fox4now.com) has been named Vice President and General Manager of WFTX-TV (https://twitter.com/Fox4Now) Henrich arrives from serving as Vice President of Operations for Newport Television.

WPEC-TV (West Palm Beach, FL) -- Sports Anchor Josh Samuels leaves WPEC-TV (https://twitter.com/CBS12).

WTLV-TV/WJXX-TV (Jacksonville, FL) -- Jacob Long (jlong@firstcoastnews.com) has been named a new Morning Reporter at First Coast News (https://twitter.com/FCN2go)

WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Anthony DeLorenzo (Anthony.delorenzo@wftv.com) joins WFTV Channel 9 (https://twitter.com/WFTV) as a General Assignment Reporter. 

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Poetry Magazine (Chicago, IL) --Editor Christian Wiman has stepped down to join the faculty at Yale Divinity School. A replacement has not yet been named. You may follow Poetry Magazine on Twitter http://twitter.com/poetrymagazine.

WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH) -- Brennan Donnellan ( http://twitter.com/bdonnellan) has been promoted to News Director at the NBC affiliate ( http://twitter.com/wkyc). He recently served as Managing Editor of news and digital content for the station. On a sad note, Assignment Editor Danielle Fink was killed in a car accident. We offer condolences to her family.

WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH) -- News Director Matt Miller has resigned from the Raycom Media owned FOX affiliate station.

WMTV-TV (Madison, WI) -- Russ Bruhn has been named News Director for the NBC affiliate. Bruhn had been the Assistant News Director/Executive Producer for WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach. He replaces Chris Gegg who left the station a few months ago to join WISN-TV in Milwaukee as News Director.

WDTN-TV (Dayton, OH) -- News Director Steve Diorio has left this LIN Media owned NBC affiliate station.

WJMK-FM (Chicago, IL) -- Dave Fogel, who stepped down as Morning Host on WLS-FM a few months ago, will now serve as Morning Host for the CBS Radio classic hits station. He will succeed the duo of Ed Volkman and Joe Bohannon, who were let go because of low ratings.

The Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN) -- Misty Knisely (misty.knisely@pharostribune.com) has joined the daily as Managing Editor, replacing Kelly Hawes. Knisely previously served as the Metro Editor for the Kokomo Tribune.

This Week in Chicago (Chicago, IL) -- Ruthie Kott has stepped down as Editor of the magazine. Publisher Walter West (wwest@keymagazinechicago.com) will step up as Acting Editor.

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Rebecca Haarlow, who recently signed on as a Freelance Sports Reporter at the station; will now divide her time as Host and Reporter for NFL Network, Fox Sports Net and Big Ten Network. Haarlow will be working on an as needed basis for the NBC station.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) -- Samantha Bomkamp has joined the daily as Business Reporter. She recently served as Transportation Reporter for the Associated Press. You may follow the Chicago Tribune on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/chicagotribune and Bomkamp at  http://twitter.com/SamWillTravel.

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Chicago, IL) -- Linda Snetselaar has been named Editor-in-Chief for the publication. Snetselaar replaces Dr. Linda Van Horn, who left the publication.

Chicago Magazine (Chicago, IL) -- Deputy Editor Jennifer Tanaka (jtanaka@chicagomag.com) has been promoted to Executive Digital Editor at the lifestyle publication. Tanaka replaces Esther Yoon Ji Kang, who recently left the magazine.

WISN-AM (Milwaukee, WI) -- Dan O’Donnell (danodonnell@clearchannel.com) is set to join the Clear Channel station as a News Anchor, as well as provide commentary for the station. He previously served as the Afternoon News Anchor at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee.

WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Weekend Anchor Shelley Walcott has left the station to join WMUR-TV in Manchester as Primary Anchor.

WRTV-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- Reporter Beth Vaughn has been named Morning Anchor for the ABC affiliate. She joins from KSHB-TV in Kansas City.

WNWO-TV (Toledo, OH) -- Jim Blue returns to the NBC affiliate after leaving the station in 2008 when it did not renew his contract. Blue has been with WFFT-TV in Ft. Wayne serving as News Director/Anchor. He will replace Amylya Raghuveer who is taking a new role as Director of Digital Content and Community Relations.

WFFT-TV (Ft. Wayne, IN) -- Dan Ball will replace Jim Blue as News Director/Anchor. Ball previously served as an Anchor for KSNV-TV in Las Vegas.

WLS-AM (Chicago, IL) -- Drew Hayes is leaving the Cumulus Media news/talk station to join news/talk station KABC-AM in Los Angeles as Program Director. He will replace Jack Silver, who left last June. The Operations Director position at WLS is not expected to be filled.

WILK-TV (Lansing, MI) -- Amanda Malkowski (Amanda.malkowski@wilk.com and https://twitter.com/amandawilk)  has joined WILK-TV as a new Reporter.

WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI) -- Heather Walker (heather.walker@woodtv.com) joins (https://twitter.com/woodtv) as a nightly broadcast Reporter.

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KCNC-TV (Denver, CO) -- Morning Anchor Brooke Wagner (http://twitter.com/brookewagnerco) exits this station.

Edible Aspen (Aspen, CO) -- Nelson Harvey (https://www.facebook.com/nelson.harvey.16)  is the new Editor at this gourmet publication.

Monte Vista Journal (Monte Vista, CO) -- Colorado’s Valley Publishing names Toni Steffens-Steward (https://www.facebook.com/toni.steffenssteward) as Editor. She recently served as Reporter. 

Aurora Magazine (Aurora, CO) -- Aurora Media Group launches Aurora Magazine (http://theauroramagazine.com) focusing on local lifestyle interests. David Perry (dperry@aurorasentinel.com) is the Editor.

Trail Runner (Carbondale, CO) -- Yitka Winn (http://www.twitter.com/vitkawinn) has been hired as Associate Editor here. 

KGAN-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Reporter Kelsey Minor (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kelsey-minor/8/598/161) has exited this CBS affiliate.

WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA) -- Sports Anchor Chris Hassel (https://twitter.com/poundHASSEL) leaves to join ESPN.

Better Homes and Gardens (Des Moines, IA) -- Christina Poletto (http://www.twitter.com/christinapNYC) is the new Lifestyle Editor.

KSNT-TV (Topeka, KS) -- Cristina Frank (http://www.twitter.com/CFrankReports) is a  new Anchor here.

KAKE-TV (Wichita, KS) -- Michael Sipes takes the reins as News Director at KAKE-TV (http://www.twitter.com/KAKEnews), from KRDO-TV, in Colorado Springs, CO.

KWCH-TV (Wichita, KS) -- News Director John Soares (https://twitter.com/11Connects_John) leaves this CBS affiliate.

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) -- We regret to inform the passing of Metro Reporter Larry Oakes, who served the daily for 28 years. In addition, North Metro Reporter Maria Baca (http://www.twitter.com/bacamaria) has left this daily. 

KMSP-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- Iris Perez  (https://twitter.com/IrisPerezFOX9 ) signs on as a Reporter.

WDAF-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Barrett Tryon (https://twitter.com/tryonb) is the new Interactive Content Producer, from KRDO-TV, in Colorado Springs, CO.

KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) –- Anchor Sharon Reed (http://www.twitter.com/SharonReedHost) comes aboard. Reporter Maggie Crane (http://www.twitter.com/newsformaggie ) leaves to take a position as Press Secretary for Francis Slay, St. Louis Mayor.

The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO) -- Religion Editor Helen Gray has retired. Senior Lifestyle Editor Darryl Levings will assume religion content responsibility.

KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Garrett Haake joins as Reporter. Anchor Elizabeth Alex (http://www.twitter.com/elizabethalexTV) exits this NBC affiliate. 
 
Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, MO) -- Shay Alderman (http://www.twitter.com/semissourianbiz) is now the Business Editor at the paper.

KFAB-AM (Omaha, NE) -- Chris Baker has been hired as the newest Host at the station.

Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) -- Editorial Page Writer Virginia Bensheimer retires from this daily.

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San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX) -- Sarah Tressler join the San Antonio Express-News as a Breaking News Reporter, covering crime and police in San Antonio. She previously served as a freelance reporter for the Houston Chronicle. Tressler tweets at https://twitter.com/SarahTress.

KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City, OK) -- News Director Ann Eckstein has left the NBC affiliate after 33 years at the station. No replacement has been named. KFOR tweets at https://twitter.com/kfor.

The Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX) -- The newspaper welcomes Sarah Rufca to the staff as a Senior Reporter covering home and design. Rufca tweets at: https://twitter.com/sarahrufca.

KSEV-AM (Houston, TX) -- Afternoon Host Chris Baker has left. Richard Machowicz will now host afternoons, and Ed Hendee will rejoin KSEV as Morning Host. Machowicz tweets at https://twitter.com/Mack5326.

KPRC-TV (Houston, TX) -- Reporter Camille Williams has been hired at NBC affiliate KPRC-TV in Houston. She previously reported for FOX affiliate KTBC-TV in Austin, TX. Williams tweets at https://twitter.com/KPRCCamille.

Rio Grande Valley Newspapers (Brownsville, TX) -- Rio Grand Valley Newspapers has named Ryan Henry Editor of The Brownsville Herald, replacing Marcia Caltabiano-Ponce, who is now Editor of The Valley Morning Star.

For Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) -- Columnist Dave Lieber has been laid off from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He originally joined the paper in 1993. No replacement has been named. Lieber tweets at https://twitter.com/DaveLieber.

KZTV-TV (Corpus Christi, TX) -- Former Corpus Christi News Director and Anchor Walter Furley died January 9 at the age of 84. Walter spent 45 years at KZTV-TV.

KHOU-TV (Houston, TX) -- Houston's KHOU-TV has hired Mike O’Neill as its new Executive Producer. KHOU tweets at https://twitter.com/KHOU.

KTHV-HD (Little Rock, AR) -- In Little Rock, Dave Parker is the News Director for KTHV-HD, a CBS affiliate. He spent 10 years at WCAU-TV as Assistant News Director. KTHV-HD tweets at https://twitter.com/todaysthv.

KXAS-TV (Dallas, TX) Sportscaster Matt Barrie is leaving to take an unnamed position with ESPN. His last day will be March 3. Barrie tweets at https://twitter.com/Matt_Barrie.

The Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX) -- Jackie Stone is the new Social Media Editor. Stone tweets at https://twitter.com/jaxstone.

KVUE-TX (Austin, TX) -- Former KVUE-TV Reporter Melissa Mahadeo has joined WOFL-TV in Orlando, Fla. as a reporter. Mahadeo tweets at https://twitter.com/MelissaMahadeo.

WBAP-AM (Dallas, TX) -- Dick Siegel, longtime Co-Host and KLDE-FM DJ has passed away at the age of 73.

The Herald Banner (Hunt County, TX) -- Caleb Slinkard has been named Editor and Online Editor. Previously, Slinkard served as the Banner’s Weekly Editor.

WLOX-TV (Biloxi, MS) -- Rick Williams is the new General Manager for Raycom's WLOX-TV in Biloxi, MS. Williams was previously the News Director at WALB-TV.

The Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX) -- Patrick George has left his post at The Austin American-Statesman, where he served as a Public Safety Reporter and blogger. George tweets at https://twitter.com/patrickgeorge1.

Farmington Daily News (Farmington, NM) -- Chris Roberts is leaving the El Paso Times as a Reporter to become the new Managing Editor here. Roberts had been with the El Paso newspaper since 2005.

Phoenix Business Journal (Phoenix, AZ) -- Hayley Ringle (hringle@bizjournals.com) has been hired at the publication as a Reporter. She will be covering technology and entrepreneurs in the Phoenix metro area, with a focus on start-up tech companies. Most recently, Ringle was at the Arizona Republic.

KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ) -- Cameryn Beck is joining KTVK as News Director. She was previously the News Director at KOVR-TV/KMAX-TV, the CBS duopoly in Sacramento. At KTVK, she will be replacing Brad Remington who announced he was leaving last fall.

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Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) -- Entertainment Business Reporter Ben Fritz is parting ways with the Times. Fritz has accepted a position with the Wall Street Journal.

Los Angeles Business Journal (Los Angeles, CA) -- Ryan Faughnder (rfaughnder@labusinessjournal.com and https://twitter.com/RFaughnder) joins as a Reporter covering manufacturing, transportation and trade.

The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, CA) -- The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com) welcomes Mark Miller formerly with Newsweek as Deputy Editorial Director, Alison Brower, former Interim Editorial Director of Seventeen as Special Projects Editor and Marc Bernardin as Senior Editor from Entertainment Weekly.

Fresno Bee (Fresno,CA) -- Bill McEwen (bmcewen@fresnobee.com and http://twitter.com/fresnomac) adds Editorial Page Editor duties to his position as a Columnist at the Bee.

KBAK-TV (Bakersfield, CA) -- Rob Finnerty has joined KBAK-TV ((https://twitter.com/bakersfieldnow) as a Morning Anchor.  

Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) -- The OC Register welcomes the following new journalists: Brooke Edwards Staggs (bstaggs@ocregister.com) as a General Assignment Reporter; Pedro Moura (pmoura@ocregister.com and https://twitter.com/PedroMoura) as Sports Reporter covering the Dodgers and Angels; Steve Green (sgreen@ocregister.com and http://twitter.com/stevewrites) as Local News, Team Leader; Richard Clough (rclough@ocregister.com) covers Real Estate and Banking; Alyssa Duranty (adurandy@ocregister.com) covers Crime; and Samantha Dunn (sdunn@ocregister.com) as a Features Reporter.

BuzzFeed - Los Angeles Bureau (Internet) -- This entertainment website welcomes Adam Vary (https://twitter.com/adambvary) as a Senior Film Reporter. Vary was most recently with Entertainment Weekly.

KEYT-TV (Santa Barbara, CA) -- Joe Gehl has left this ABC affiliate after six years as Evening Anchor. There has been no replacement named.

SF Weekly (San Francisco, CA) -- Editor Tom Walsh is no longer at this weekly.

KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA) -- After five years, Anchor Terry McSweeney has parted ways and joined rival NBC affiliate KNTV-TV (http://www.nbcbayarea.com) in San Jose, CA as a Weekend Evening Anchor.

KNBC NBC4 Los Angeles (Burbank, CA) -- Hetty Chang (hetty.chang@nbcuni and http://twitter.com/hettynbcla) joins the station as a Reporter. Chang was previously with KSNV-TV in Las Vegas.

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KGW-TV (Portland, OR) -- Ashley Korslien joins the team after working in Spokane as a Reporter and Anchor for KREM-TV.

Hawaii News Now (Honolulu, HI) -- Grace Lee is leaving her role as a Reporter for San Francisco station KPIX-TV, and is headed back to Hawaii to join the morning news program "Hawaii News Now Sunrise" as Anchor. Lee came to KPIX from Hawaii’s KGMB-TV.

KXLY-TV (Spokane, WA) -- Anusha Roy, the North Idaho Reporter, has left the station. Roy’s departure follows those of Anchor Mike Gonzalez and Sports Director Ben Kaplan, making her the third on-air personality to leave the station in the past few weeks.

KVRR-TV (Fargo, ND) -- Chief Meteorologist Kip Hines is leaving theFox affiliate, according to the Grand Forks Herald. Hines will be replaced by Rob Kupec, who will join the station at the end of the month from rival station WDAY-TV. Hines was with KVRR for 14 years. Kupec was the Weekend Evening Meteorologist at WDAY. Also at KVRR, Candace Thornberg is moving to weekdays as Anchor for the weekday 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. newscasts alongside Austen Schauer.

KATU-TV (Portland, OR) -- Ian Parker has been hired at the station as Special Projects Producer.  He was previously a Reporter at KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV in Oklahoma City.

KTVX-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Nexstar Broadcasting has named Richard Doutre’Jones Vice President and General Manager of KTVX and KUCW-TV, the ABC and CW affiliates in Salt Lake City. Jones spent 18 years at KBHK-TV (now KBCW-TV) in San Francisco, as well as a stint as VP-GM of XETV-TV/XDTV-TV in San Diego. He replaces Matt Jaquint at the stations.

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ESPN Deportes (New York, NY) --  Alfredo Lomelí and Barak Fever will join host Carolina Guillén in ESPN Deportes new social media interactive talk show "Redes".

Fox News Latino (New York, NY) -- Hernán Rozemberg (https://twitter.com/scribehernan) is the new Senior Editor.

WAPA-TV (Puerto Rico) -- Hector Travieso & his Co-Host puppet, "La Comay", have canceled their show after mounting pressure over their vulgar views on celebrities, politics and everything and everyone in the "now".

Azteca América (New York, NY) -- Eduardo Cancela has been named General Manager.

Telemundo - WSCV-TV (Miramar, FL) -- Ariel Rodríguez has been hired as Weekend Meteorologist.

WRMA-FM (Medley, FL) -- Johanna Gómez has been added to The "DJ LAZ Morning Show" by SBS Radio as Co-Host.

CNN en Español (Altanta,GA) -- CNN has hired Elizabeth Espinosa to host its newest show "Sin Limites". This has not affected her gig as Reporter at KTLA-TV.

WGEN-TV (Miami,FL) -- After only a few months as General Manager, Roy Meyeringh has been relieved of his duties.

Univision (Miami,FL) -- Edgar Muñoz has resigned as Correspondent and has signed on to become a Reporter for rival Telemundo in Los Angeles.

Hispanic Executive (Chicago,IL) -- Chris Sheppard has joined the news staff as a Features Editor.

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Hardgamers (Montreal, Quebec) -- Hardgamers (http://www.hardgamers.com). the website covering video game reviews has ceased operation.

Canadian Geographic (Ottawa, Ontario) -- Managing Editor Dan Rubinstein (http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/dan-rubinstein/43/660/b58) has exited.

CKMI-TV (Global Montreal) (Montreal, Quebec) -- Camille Ross (https://twitter.com/CamilleGlobal) is the new Reporter at the station.

Humble & Fred Radio Show (London, Ontario) -- Howard ‘Humble’ Glassman and Fred Patterson (http://www.twitter.com/humblefredradio) will host the Humble & Fred Radio Show (http://humbleandfredradio.com/ ) produced and aired by Astral Media.