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July 2013 Updates By Region

New York Metro Region

The New York Times (New York, NY) -- A number of changes to report here. Former Obama administration Economic Adviser Jared Bernstein will now serve as a Contributor to the Times' Economix Blog (https://twitter.com/nyteconomix) while former Rome Bureau Chief Rachel Donadio (donadio@nytimes.com) has been appointed European Culture Correspondent at the paper. Also, Wendell Jamieson (wjamieson@nytimes.com) is the new Metro Editor. And Sarah Harrison Smith (shsmith@nytimes.com) is the new Children's Book Editor.

CBS (New York, NY) -- Alphonso Van Marsh joins CBS News (https://twitter.com/CBSNews) as a Correspondent. Ryan Kadro (kadror@cbsnew.com) of CBS This Morning has been promoted to Senior Broadcast Producer.

FOX News (New York, NY) -- Stock Market Analyst and Panelist Tobin Smith of Fox News Channel's Bulls and Bears will no longer appear on the segment. Current Fox News Watch Host Jon Scott will move on to Anchor the Special Unit Segment for the network.

The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY) -- Jonathan Krim (jonathan.krim@wsj.com) joins the paper as the new Technology Editor. Also, Suzanne Kapner (suzanne.kapner@wsj.com) was named the new Retail and Apparel Reporter.

Circa (New York, NY) -- Social Media expert Anthony De Rosa (https://twitter.com/AntDeRosa) parts ways with Thomson Reuters and accepts the Editor-in-Chief Position at Circa.

Town & Country (New York, NY) -- Design Director Edward Leider bids farewell to Town & Country (https://twitter.com/TandCmag).

Eater NY (New York, NY) -- Food Critic Robert Sietsema (https://twitter.com/robertsietsema) joins  Eater NY.

Marie Claire (New York, NY) -- Kayla Webley (kwebley@hearst.com) joins the magazine as a Senior Editor.

TIME (New York, NY) -- Former Thomson Reuters National Political Correspondent Sam Jacobs (sam_jacobs@timemagazine.com) has joined TIME.com as a Senior Editor.

House Beautiful (New York, NY) -- Shax Riegler (sriegler@hearst.com) is named Executive Editor at House Beautiful (https://twitter.com/HouseBeautiful).

Inc. Magazine (New York, NY) -- Executive Editor Nicole Marie Richardson announced she will step down from her position.

DNAinfo.com (New York, NY) -- Political Blogger Colby Hamilton (colby.hamilton@dnainfo.com) parts ways with WNYC-FM and joins DNAinfo.com as the new City Hall Reporter.

V Magazine (New York, NY) -- Mia Solkin (mia@vmagazine.com) has been named Associate Market Editor.

New York Post (New York, NY) -- Gregory Miller (gregorymiller@nypost.com) has been hired as an Entertainment Writer.

Good Housekeeping (New York, NY) -- Both Assistant Editor Caylin Harris and Lifestyles Editor Beth Roehrig say farewell to the magazine.

Squawk on the Street - CNBC (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) -- Kelly Evans (https://twitter.com/Kelly_Evans) has joined the show as a new Co-Anchor.  To check out Squawk on the Street online, click on this link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838381. 

Bloomberg News (New York, NY) -- Tom Giles (tgiles5@bloomberg.net) is the new Managing Editor for US companies. 

Everyday with Rachael Ray (New York, NY) -- Executive Food Editor Pamela Mitchell says farewell to the publication.

The New Yorker (New York, NY) -- Section Editor Ben Greenman (themail@newyorker.com) says goodbye to the magazine.

PARENTS Magazine (New York, NY) -- Caylin Harris (caylin.harris@meredith.com) is the new Associate Lifestyles Editor.

Lucky (New York, NY) -- Editor-in-Chief Brandon Holley parts ways with the magazine. Eva Chen (eva_chen@condenast.com) has been named as his replacement.

Glamour (New York, NY) -- Connie Anne Phillips joins Conde Nast once again as Publisher of Glamour Magazine.

New York Magazine (New York, NY) -- Editor Ashlea Halpern (ashlea_halpern@bonappetit.com) is set to join Bon Appetit as a Special Projects Editor.

US Weekly (New York, NY) -- Rachel Chang (https://twitter.com/RachelChang) has been hired as a Senior Editor.

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USA Today (McLean, VA) -- National News Reporter Dennis Cauchon has left the paper. And Book Reviewers Carol Memmott and Deirdre Donohue took buyout offers from the publication. Former American Journalism Review Editor Rem Rieder (https://twitter.com/remrieder) has joined as the Media Editor. Health Reporter Janice Lloyd (https://twitter.com/JaniceNLloyd) has also left America's paper.

AARP The Magazine (Washington, DC) -- Robert Love (rlove@aarp.org) is the new Editor-in-Chief.

Al Jazeera America - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Former NPR Producer Amy Walters (amy.walters@aljazeera.net) joins Al Jazeera's DC team along with Reporter Josh Bernstein (josh.bernstein@aljazeera.net). And former Reporter at Phoenix's KNXV-TV Lori Jane Gliha (https://twitter.com/ljgliha) is now a National Correspondent here. And former Current TV Reporter Christof Putzel (https://twitter.com/ChristofPutzel) also joins the team as a National Correspondent. And Michael Viqueira (michael.viqueira@aljazeera.net) is the new White House Correspondent.

NPR News (Washington, DC) -- Managing Editor/Digital News Mark Stencel (https://twitter.com/markstencel) has left to work on a novel. Senior Editor Scott Montgomery (smontgomery@npr.org) has been promoted to take over Mark's role. And Lynette Clemetson (https://twitter.com/lclemetson) has joined on as the Senior Supervising Editor at Morning Edition.

Politico (Internet) -- Susan Glasser (sglasser@politico.com) has been hired as Editor of Long Form and Opinion. Former Foreign Policy Managing Editor Blake Hounshell (bhounshell@politico.com and https://twitter.com/BlakeHounshell) is the new Deputy Editor.

WTTG-TV (Washington, DC) -- Patrick Paolini (patrick.paolini@foxtv.com) is the new General Manager at this Fox affiliate.

Washington Examiner (Washington, DC) -- Tim Mak (tmak@washingtonexaminer.com and
https://twitter.com/timkmak) has left Politico to be the Breaking News Reporter at the Examiner. Former Washington Times Reporter Luke Rosiak (lrosiak@washingtonexaminer.com) is now here as an Investigative Reporter.

WCHV-AM (Charlottesville, VA) -- Coy Barefoot (https://twitter.com/coybarefoot) has left WINA-AM to join this talk station.

WMDT-TV (Salisbury, MD) -- Anchor Jenn Falsetti has left the station. Kelly Rule (Kelly_Rule@wmdt.com) is the new Reporter and Producer. Travis Michels (Travis_Michels@WMDT.com) has joined the team at WMDT as a Meteorologist. Marc Adamo has left the station (http://www.wmdt.com/) as a Meteorologist. Lenita Wesson (Lenita_Wesson@WMDT.com) moves to WMDT to join the team as an Anchor.

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Boston Herald (Boston, MA) -- Jordan Graham (jordan.g@bostonherald.com) is the newest Reporter covering business and technology.  Business Editor Frank Quaratiello is no longer with the paper.

Litchfield County Times (New Milford, CT) -- Alice Tessier (atessier@ctcentral.com) is the newest Reporter covering local and community news for the paper.

WLNE-TV (Providence, RI) -- Chief Meteorologist Fred Campagna is no longer with the station. 

The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) -- After nearly 40 years with the paper, Features Editor Charles Bonenti has retired.

WEQX-FM  Manchester, VT) -- Dave Virr (https://twitter.com/theshoegazer) has moved from Midday to Evening Host at the station.

WTNH-TV (New Haven, CT) -- Reporter Jamie Muro is leaving the station to begin a career in media relations.

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News & Record (Greensboro, NC) -- The daily newspaper welcomes Kelly Poe (kelly.poe@news-record.com) as its new Business Reporter. Poe started out as an intern at the paper. Prior to that she worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The N&R has a Twitter account at https://twitter.com/newsandrecord and Poe has one at http://www.twitter.com/kelly_poe.

The Weather Channel (Atlanta, GA) -- Former WHNS-TV (http://www.twitter.com/foxcarolinanews) Meteorologist Alexandra Wilson is now with The Weather Channel. Wilson can be reached at awilson@weather.com. Follow the weather at http://www.twitter.com/weatherchannel

WAVE-TV (Louisville, KY) -- Two announcements here. Bill Shory (bshory@wave3.com) has been hired as News Director. He was previously with WBIR-TV in Knoxville, TN. Anchor Shannon Hori will take her married name Shannon Cogan (scogan@wave3.com) as she moves to WAVE-TV from WFOR-TV in Miami. Follow the station on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wave3news.

WIS-TV (Columbia, SC) -- This NBC affiliate now has a Sunday morning newscast. It is Anchored by Chelsea Washington (washington@wistv.com) and Meteorologist Tim Miller (tmiller@wistv.com). It airs at 10:00 a.m. Follow the newscast on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wistv.

WGHP-TV (High Point, NC) -- Julie Grant (julie.grant@wghp.com) is the new Morning Anchor at this Fox affiliate. She is also a practicing attorney from Pennsylvania. Follow the station on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/myfox8.

WGCL-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- Anchor JaQuitta Williams and Meteorologist Cris Martinez are no longer with this CBS station. Follow other changes at the station on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cbsatl.

WBBJ-TV (Jackson, TN) -- Justin Walters (jwalters@wbbjtv.com) has been hired by this ABC affiliate as News/Sports Reporter. He arrives from Philly.

WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- Traffic Reporter John Gerard has left this NBC affiliate and joined cross-town station WATL-TV as Promotions Manager.

WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC) -- Jonathan Rodriguez (jrodriguez@wncn.com) has been hired as a Reporter here. He arrives from WNCT-TV in Greenville, N.C. Follow the station on Twitter at https://twitter.com/wncn.

WSTR-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- DJ Chase Daniels has resigned from this Atlanta music station. Daniels has also worked in Jacksonville, FL and Macon, GA.

WTVC-TV (Chattanooga, TN) -- WTVC (http://www.twitter.com/newschannelnine) welcomes Anchor Josh Roe from WWMT-TV in Michigan. He moved to Tenn. to be closer to family. He can be emailed at jroe@newschannel9.com.

WSB-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- Morning DJ Vikki Locke is leaving this Atlanta music station to start her own business. See who replaces her at the station by following the Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/B985FM.

WJTV-TV (Jackson, MS) -- Former WLEX-TV (http://www.twitter.com/lex18news) Executive Producer Jason Stevens (jstevens@wjtv.com) has been hired at this CBS affiliate as News Director. Follow the station on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WJTV.

WSIX-FM (Nashville, TN) -- Former WRVW-FM DJ Ashlee Foxx (ashleefoxx@wsix.com) is now Night DJ with this Country station. You can follow the station on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/98wsix

WXXV-TV (Gulfport, MS) -- Lon Tegels (ltegals@wxxv25.com) tackles the News Director role in heading up this infant news department. He arrives from WLIO-TV in Lima, OH.

WMYB-FM (Myrtle Beach, SC) -- Midday DJ Erin Wilde has left the station.

WKQC-FM (Charlotte, NC) -- Former WLYT-FM (http://www.twitter.com/lite1029) Midday DJ Phil Harris has joined rival WKQC-FM (http://www.twitter.com/k1047fm) as Morning DJ.

WWST-FM (Knoxville, TN) -- Morning DJ Frank Murphy is moving to Midday. He is also adding the title of Assistant Program Director to his resume but at sister station WNOX-FM.

WSRV-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- Veteran broadcaster Steve Craig (steve.craig@coxinc.com) has been hired as Assistant Program Director and Music Director at this Cox Media station.

WHQC-FM (Charlotte, NC) -- Producer Pete Herrick has resigned after almost two decades with the Ace & TJ Show.

WKSF-FM (Asheville, NC) -- This Country music station (http://www.twitter.com/99kisscountry) has hired Roger McCoy (rogermccoy@clearchannel.com) as Music Director/Assistant Program Director/Afternoon DJ.

WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) -- Gaby Fleischman (gfleischman@wfor.cbs.com) has joined CBS Miami as a Reporter.

WINK-TV (Fort Myers, FL) -- Stephanie Gailhard has left WINK News.

WJHG-TV (Panama City Beach, FL) -- Kati Weis (Kati.Weis@WJHG.com) is a new Producer/Reporter at the station.

WAWA-TV (Jacksonville, FL) -- Sharon Wilbur (SWilbur@actionnewsjax.com) is the new Entertainment Reporter.

WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) -- Three departures to announce here. Reporters Kimberly Brown,  Kelly Creswell and Leigh Dana have all left the station.

WWGR-FM (Bonita Springs, FL) -- Dave Hovel (dhovel@rendabroadcasting.com) is the new Program Director at this Country music station.

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) -- Chief Editorial Page Writer Joe Frolik has resigned from his position at the paper.

Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago, IL) -- Thomas Conner (http://twitter.com/chicagosmusic) has left the daily, where he served as Pop Music Critic.

WXIN-TV/WTTV-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- Vice President and General Manager Larry Delia has been named President and General Manager of WTHR-TV, the NBC station in Indianapolis, along with low-power television station, WALV-CD. Delia succeeds John Cardenas, who moved to Columbus CBS station, WBNS-TV as President and General Manager. Cardenas also serves as Vice President of News for Dispatch Broadcast Group.

WEWS-TV (Cleveland, OH) -- Stephanie Ramirez (Sramirez@newsnet5.com) (https://twitter.com/RamirezReports) has joined the ABC station as a Multimedia Journalist. Ramirez comes from News 12 Brooklyn in New York City. Terrence Lee (terrence.lee@newsnet5.com) (https://twitter.com/terrenceleeTV) has also joined as a Multimedia Journalist from WMDT-TV in Salisbury, Maryland.

The Sentinel-Tribune (Toledo, OH) – County Editor Jan Larson McLaughlin (jlarson@sentinel-tribune.com) has been named Editor of the paper. She succeeds David C. Miller, who recently passed away.

Successful Farming (Des Moines, IA) -- Kacey Birchmier has joined Successful Farming Magazine as an Editorial Assistant.

Waterways Today (Richfield, OH) -- Former Charleston Gazette Business Reporter Megan Workman (mworkman@gie.net and https://twitter.com/MeganWorkmanWV) is the new Associate Editor.

WLS-AM (Chicago, IL) -- News Anchor Jim Johnson has announced he is retiring after 45 years of service. Furthermore, Anchor/Reporter Mary Frances Bragiel has left the station to take an Illinois State Government Communications Director position.

RedEye (Chicago, IL) -- Editor Tran Ha is leaving the publication.

Poetry Magazine (Chicago, IL) – Senior Editor Don Share ( http://twitter.com/don_share) has been promoted to Editor (editors@poetrymagazine.org) of the magazine. You may follow Poetry Magazine on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/poetrymagazine.

WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH) -- Evelyn Theiss has joined the NBC affiliate (http://twitter.com/wkyc) as an Investigative Reporter. Theiss previously served as a Health and Medicine Reporter at The Plain Dealer.

WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI) -- Maria Hechanova has left the station (http://www.wlns.com/) as Reporter and Producer.

WISN-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Anchor/Reporter Abe Lubetkin has left the ABC station and the industry in general to begin a new career at Johnson Controls in the power solutions division.

WSYX-TV (Columbus, OH) -- Bill Kelly (bwkelly@abc6onyourside.com) has joined the ABC station as Chief Meteorologist. Kelly most recently served in the same role at KHQ-TV in Spokane.

WITI-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Derica Williams (derica.williams@fox6now.com) has been named Weekend Morning Anchor for the Fox station. Williams previously served as Anchor/Reporter at WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama.

WBEZ-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Theater Critics Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman have been relieved of their duties.

WGN-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Ted Brunson has stepped down as "Chicago’s Best" Host. Guest hosts will join the show until a permanent host is announced. You may follow Chicago's Best on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/ChicagosBestTV.

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Freelance Reporter Sandra Endo is leaving the NBC station. She has been named General Assignment Reporter at KTTV-TV in Los Angeles.

WDRB- TV (Louisville, KY) -- Weekend Morning Anchor Lindsay Allen (lallen@wdrb.com) has been promoted to Early Evening Anchor at the Fox station.

WXYZ-TV (Detroit, MI) -- Scott Lewis has left Detroit’s WXYZ (http://www.wxyz.com/) to pursue endeavors outside of television news industry.

WZZM-TV (Grand Rapids, MI) -- Lee Van Ameyde (leevanameyde@wzzm13.com) transitions to a new role at WZZM Channel 13 as head of the station's investigative team.

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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) -- Vineeta Sawkar (https://twitter.com/vsawkar) joins as Video News Host. She arrives from KSTP-TV in St. Paul, where she was Anchor and Reporter.

The Denver Post (Denver, CO) – News Reporter Karen Auge (https://twitter.com/karenauge) has left this daily.

KYGO-FM (Greenwood Village, CO) -- Tracy Dixon (tracydixon717@gmail.com) joins as Morning Co-host.

KRDO-TV (Colorado Springs, CO) -- Peter Jacobus is promoted from Interim News Director to News Director at this ABC affiliate. Additionally, Jay Polk (jay.polk@krdo.com) is a new Meteorologist at the station.

KWWL-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Amanda Goodman (https://twitter.com/krqe_agoodman) replaces Tara Thomas as a Co-Anchor..

KWQC-TV (Davenport, IA) -- Erika Cervantes leaves her post as Reporter and Fill-in Anchor.

Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA) -- Chris Coates (ccoates@siouxcityjournal.com) is the new Editor. He replaces Mitch Pugh. Chris tweets at: https://twitter.com/SCJChrisC

The Winfield Daily Courier (Winfield, KS) -- Rebecca McCutcheon (courier@winfieldcourier.com) was promoted to Assistant Managing Editor from News Reporter.

KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN) -- Tom Durian (gennewstips@kstp.com) is a new Anchor/Reporter at the station. 

KSNF-TV/KODE-TV (Joplin, MO) -- Sports Anchor/Reporter Nick King has left.

KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Anchor Najahe Sherman has exited this NBC affiliate.

KCTV-TV (Kansas City, MO) –- Host Kelly Jones is no longer with this Meredith Corporation owned station.

KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) -- Maurice Drummond is hired as Sports Director at this CBS affiliate. He replaces Steve Savard. 

Daily Journal (Park Hills, MO) -- Doug Smith (dsmith@dailyjournalonline.com) is hired as Managing Editor. He replaces Sherry Greminger, who retired.

Farmington Press (Farmington, MO) -- Renee Jean (rjean@farmingtonpressonline.com) joins as Managing Editor.

KOLN-TV/KGIN-TV (Lincoln, NE) -- Anchor Dave Roberts is no longer with this CBS affiliate.

KMTV-TV (Omaha, NE) -- Meteorologist Jim Flowers (jflowers@jrn.com) joins this CBS affiliate.

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NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge, LA) -- NOLA Media Group has appointed Katherine Sayre (ksayre@nola.com) as the new Business Reporter.

Santa Fe Reporter (Santa FE, NM) - Publisher Andy Dudzik has announced he will step down in September of this year. Dudzik has been with the paper since 2006. Also, Editor Alexa Schirtzinger (http://www.twitter.com/aschirtz) is leaving the paper in August.

KTBC-TV (Austin, TX) – This Fox affiliate has appointed Dennis De la Pena (dennis.delapena@foxtv.com) as its New Sports Director. Former Fox 7 Sports Reporter John Hygh (John.Hygh@foxtv.com) has been appointed Weekend Sports Anchor. After 28 years, Sports Director Dave Cody has retired from his Post. “Good Day Austin” has named Dave Froehlich (dave.froehlich@foxtv.com) as the Co-Anchor.

KUHF-FM (Houston, TX) -- Station Manager Debra Fraser has exited the station.

ISS-FM (San Antonio, TX) -- Classic Rock (99.5) has appointed Keith Hastings (tsanders@kens5.com) as its Program Director.post after 10 years of working at the station.

WWL-TV (San Antonio, TX) -- This CBS affiliate has appointed Triston Sanders  (tsanders@kens5.com) as the new Executive News Director.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas) -- Former Higher Education Reporter Brittany Hoover has left her post.

American Family Radio Network (Tupelo, MS) -- General Manager Buster Wilson has left the network.

KRIV-TV (Houston, TX) -- Fox 26 has appointed Bob Morford (bob.morford@foxtv.com) as Vice President and News Director of the Station.

KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ) -- Former KOKH-TV Anchor Jaime Cerreta is joining the station in August as a Weekend Evening Anchor. Cerreta has previously been an Anchor at KBMT-TV  in Beaumont, TX, and KSPR-TV in Springfield, MO.

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Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) -- Kim Murphy (kim.murphy@latimes.com) is the new National Editor for the paper. Ms. Murphy succeeds Roger Smith who retired after 36 years.

LA Weekly (Culver City, CA) -- Beth Sestanovich has stepped down as Group Publisher after 11 years with the publication. Associate Publisher Bob Dea has taken on added responsibilities as Beth departs. Emails can be sent to editor@laweekly.com or follow the publication on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LAWeekly.

KFMB-TV (San Diego, CA) -- Matt Johnson (mjohnson@kfmb.com) joins this CBS affiliate as a GA Reporter. Matt was previously with KATV-TV in Arkansas.

Wired (San Francisco, CA) -- Susan Murcko was rehired as a Senior Editor. And Cliff Kuang joins as a Senior Editor. Follow Cliff on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cliffkuang.

KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA) -- Dave Summers (dave.summers@nbcuni.com) moves to the west coast as a new Reporter for KNSD after over 10 years with WKYC-TV in Cleveland.

Salon.com (Internet) -- Kerry Lauerman steps down as Editor-in-Chief.

KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA) -- KyAnn Lewis moves from KIAH-TV in Houston to accept the position of Senior Executive Producer for KNTV.

San Francisco Bay Guardian (San Francisco, CA) -- Stephen Buel is the new Publisher of the SF Bay Guardian. Buel replaces Tim Redmond.

Communication Arts (Menlo Park, CA) -- Robin Doyle (robind@commarts.com) joins the magazine as the new Managing Editor. Robin replaces Rebecca Bedrossian.

KCBS-TV/KCal9 (Studio City, CA) -- Sports Executive Producer Scott Henry bids farewell to this duopoly. Scott joins the NFL Network as a Coordinating Producer.

KNBC-TV NBC4 Los Angeles (Burbank, CA) -- Emmy award-winning Reporter Ana Garcia departs after over a decade with the station. No replacement named.

KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA) -- Angelica Quiroga has been named the 10:00 p.m. news Executive Producer for the station and Sandra Endo joins as a new General Assignment Reporter. Email the newsroom at newscomments@fox11.com.

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The Oregonian (Portland, OR) -- A number of staff members have been laid off at the paper. These journalists will no longer be with the publication: David Sarasohn, Associate Editorial Page Editor; Scott Learn, Environmental Reporter; Dana Tims, Multnomah County Reporter; John Hunt, Sports Reporter; Steve Beaven, Southeast Portland Reporter; Casey Parks, North Portland Reporter; Bridget Otto, Home and Gardens Reporter; Lori Tobias, Oregon Coast Breaking News Reporter; Kym Pokorny, Home and Gardens Reporter; Jim Beseda. Portland State University and University of Portland Sports Reporter; and Paul Buker: PAC-12 College Sports Reporter.

Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD) -- Brooke Cersosimo (bcersosimo@mitchellrepublic.com) has been named as the paper’s new Sports Editor. She has been with the Republic since 2012 as a Sports Reporter. She is replacing Luke Hagen, who was promoted to Assistant News Editor.

KEZI-TV (Eugene, OR) -- Bob Schaper joins the station as Morning Co-Anchor and Reporter. He was previously the Managing Editor and Anchor at WTVO-TV in Rockford, IL. Also, Matt Templeman and Renee McCullough are joining the ABC affiliate as Evening Co-Anchors. The pair, who have worked together for more than a decade, were recently laid off by rival KMTR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Eugene. The station was acquired by Fisher Communications, which will operate KMTR-TV and CBS affiliate KVAL-TV as a duopoly.

KTVX-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Nadia Crow has neen named Anchor of the 4:00 p.m. newscast at the station. She was previously at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, IA.

KVRR-TV (Fargo, ND) -- Austen Schauer is leaving the FOX affiliate to work as a fundraiser for a local school, according to Fargo’s Forum. He has been with KVRR since 2000 as an Anchor and Producer.

KRTV-TV/KXLH-TV (Great Falls, MT) -- DaVonté McKenith has joined  the station as a Weekend Anchor and Reporter. He comes from KHGI-TV/KFXL-TV in Kearney, NE where he was a Reporter and Producer.

KSNV-TV (Las Vegas, NV) -- Andre Brooks has joined the station as Executive Producer, overseeing the 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscasts. He comes from KGTV-TV in San Diego, where he was the Morning Executive Producer.

Hochman Hawaii Communications (Honolulu, HI) -- Ed Kanoi is the new General Manager at Hochman Hawaii Communications and will serve as Program Director of its radio. He will oversee Country KTOH-FM, Hawaiian KITH-FM and Contemporary Hits KJMQ-FM. He will also host mornings at KTOH-FM. Hochman Hawaii Communications operates 11 stations in Hawaii.

Ohana Broadcast Company (Honolulu, HI) -- Fred Rico will be the new Director of Programming at Ohana Broadcast Company for its Honolulu cluster. He will oversee Rhythmic Adult Contemporary KUMU-FM, Contemporary Hits KDDB-FM, Hawaiian/Reggae KQMQ-FM and Classic Rock KPOI-FM.

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WVEA-TV (Santa Monica, CA) -- Jose Gray joined Entravision and will be the News Anchor and Executive Producer of  this station.

Univision - WXNY-FM - X96.3 (New York,NY) -- Joel Santiago is now the new Afternoon Host.

CNN Latino (Miami,FL) -- María Elvira Salaza will be the Host of CNN Latino's latest show, "Maria Elvira". CNN Latino has also named Marcel Ferrer, Vice President of Programming and Production.

Telemundo Network (Hialeah, FL) -- Frederick Martínez (El Pacha) has joined Telemundo's "Buenos Dias" as the Host.

Noticiero Telemundo 52 - KVEA-TV (Burbank, CA) -- Producer Rossyris Silva has left her position at Univision to become Executive Producer at this station.

Univision - Noticiero Nacional (Miami, FL) -- Univision.com has named María Fernanda Arce as their new Digital News Director. Sandra Smester has been named Senior Vice President of Programming for Univision Network.      
 

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Canadian Family (Toronto, ON) -- Brandie Weikle (https://twitter.com/bweikle) comes aboard as Editor-in-Chief. She comes from Canadian House and Home where she served as Digital Director.

The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, BC) -- Education Reporter Janet Steffenhagen (https://twitter.com/jsteffenhagen) has left the paper.