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June 2013 Updates By Region

New York Metro Region

The New York Times (New York, NY) -- Wendell Jamieson (https://twitter.com/Wendo20) is the new Metro Editor. Jacob Bernstein (jacob.bernstein@nytimes.com) is their new Culture Reporter for the Styles section.

The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY) -- Jonathan Krim (jonathan.krim@wsj.com) becomes the new Technology Editor at the paper.

Village Voice (New York, NY) -- Editor-in-Chief Will Bourne (https://twitter.com/willbourneo) and Deputy Editor Jessica Lustig (https://twitter.com/jessicalustig) have abruptly parted ways with the paper.

AOL (New York, NY) -- Former Colombia Journalism Review Editor-in-Chief Cyndi Stivers (https://twitter.com/CyndiStivers) has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of AOL.com.

Seventeen Magazine (New York, NY) -- Newly promoted Carissa Rosenberg Tozzi (crosenberg@hearst.com) will now serve as the magazine’s Entertainment and Special Projects Director.

Town & Country (New York, NY) -- Will Kahn (wkahn@hearst.com) is the new Accessories Editor.

The New York Observer (New York, NY) -- Former New York Daily News Gossip Columnist Ben Widdicombe (https://twitter.com/BenWiddicombe) joins the editorial team as a Contributing Editor.

Rolling Stone (New York, NY) -- Online Senior Editor Monica Herrera (https://twitter.com/lapuravida) bids farewell to the magazine.

The New York Times (New York, NY) -- Former Metro Editor Carolyn Ryan (https://twitter.com/CarolynRyan) is now the paper's Political Editor.

Bloomberg TV (New York, NY) -- CEO of The Hayzlett Group and Author Jeffrey Hayzlett (https://twitter.com/JeffreyHayzlett) joins Bloomberg TV as a Contributing Editor.

The Village Voice (New York, NY) -- Staff Writers Tejal Rao and Nick Pinto part ways with the paper.

The Charlie Rose Show (New York, NY) -- Tim Morrison bids farewell to Time Magazine and joins The Charlie Rose Show (https://twitter.com/CharlieRoseShow) as Managing Editor.

MSNBC (New York, NY) -- Eric Kleefeld joins MSNBC's "Up with Steve Kornacki" (https://twitter.com/UpWithSteve) as a Segment Producer.

O, The Oprah Magazine (New York, NY) -- Executive Editor Deborah Way (dway@hearst.com) of O, The Oprah Magazine has been promoted to Deputy Editor.

WPIX-TV (New York, NY) -- News Director John Houseman will part ways with station after a 31 year tenure.

MSNBC (New York, NY) -- Host Chris Matthews (https://twitter.com/hardball_chris) will continue his tenure on MSNBC's "Hardball" (https://twitter.com/Hardball), but will end "The Chris Matthew's Show" this July.

First for Women (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) -- Lauren Clay is no longer the Assistant Editor at the magazine. Currently there is no replacement.

CNBC.com (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) -- Dan Mangan (dan.mangan@nbcuni.com) joined the network as a Enterprise Reporter. Previously he was a Reporter for the The New York Post for 13 years. 

The New York Post (New York, NY) -- Gregory Miller (gregorymiller@nypost.com) joins the editorial team as the new Entertainment Writer.

V Magazine (New York, NY) -- The new Associate Market Editor is Mia Solkin (mia@vmagazine.com).

Glamour Magazine (New York, NY) -- Deborah Dueñas says farewell to her position as Editor as she begins her new position as Accessories Director Elle Magazine.

Entertainment Weekly (New York, NY) -- Tanner Stransky (tanner_stransky@ew.com) takes a gig as Staff Editor and will cover TV, music and theater. Keith Staskiewicz (keith_staskiewicz@ew.com) of Entertainment Weekly was named Staff Writer.

Brides (New York, NY) -- Page Mullins (editorialprint@brides.com) is the new Assistant Style and Registry Editor.

Allure (New York, NY) -- Marni Golden (https://twitter.com/MarniGolden) is the new Entertainment Director at the magazine.

FOX News Channel (New York, NY) -- Former U.S. Congressman Allen West (https://twitter.com/AllenWest) joins on as a Contributor.

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USA Today (McLean, VA) -- Sports Business/TV Reporter/Blogger Michael Hiestand has accepted a buyout from America's paper. Hiestand had been there for over 20 years. Columnist Craig Wilson has also left the publication. And Candyce Stapen (cstapen@usatoday.com) is the new Travel Editor. Travel Reporters Kitty Bean Yancey (https://twitter.com/thebeankitty) and Laura Bly (https://twitter.com/laurably) have both left the publicaiton.

WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Matt DeLucia (matt.delucia@nbcuni.com and https://twitter.com/MattDeLucia) returns home to the Philadelphia region to be a News Reporter after a stint at Las Vegas's KTTU-TV. News Anchor Lori Wilson (lori.wilson@wishtv.com) has left to return home to Indiana and WISH-TV in Indianapolis. And George Spencer is joining the team as a News Reporter in mid-June. And Rosemary Connors (https://twitter.com/RosemaryConnors) has been moved up from Reporter to Weekend Morning News Anchor.

The Washington Post (Washington, DC) -- Emilio Garcia-Ruiz (http://twitter.com/garciaruize) has been promoted to Managing Editor.

Al Jazeera America - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Ex-WJZ-TV Anchor/Reporter Adam May (https://twitter.com/adammaytv) has joined the DC Bureau as a National Correspondent. Kim Bondy (https://twitter.com/kimbondy) joins the team as a News Producer. And former PBS Producer Azmat Khan (https://twitter.com/AzmatZahra) is joining on as a Digital Producer.

The Washington Examiner (Washington, DC) -- Former Roll Call-er David Drucker (https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker) signs onto the DC Examiner as the Senior Congressional Correspondent.

Roll Call (Washington, DC) -- Shira Toeplitz (https://twitter.com/shiratoeplitz) is the new Politics Editor and Emily Pierce (https://twitter.com/emilyprollcall) has been promoted from Senate Editor to Deputy Editor.

The Atlantic (Washington, DC) -- Former Foreign Policy National Security Reporter Kevin Baron (kbaron@theatlantic.com) is the new Military Channel Editor.

Baltimore Business Journal (Baltimore, Maryland) – Real estate and Economics Reporter Kevin Litten (KevinLitten@bizjournals.com) has joined the Baltimore Business Journal.

Thomson Reuters - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Campaign Reporter Sam Youngman (https://twitter.com/samyoungman) has left this news service.

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) -- Lifestyle Features Reporter/Pet Columnist Jill Rosen has left the Sun. Kim Fernandez (https://twitter.com/KimLovesPets) takes over the "Unleashed" pets column (http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/pets/unleashed/).

CNN - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Former Religion News Service Associate Editor Daniel Burke (daniel.burke@cnn.com) is the new Religion Editor and will also be the Co-Editor of CNN's Belief Blog (http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/).

Guardian America - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Spencer Ackerman (https://twitter.com/attackerman) is the new National Security Editor. Lam Vo (https://twitter.com/lamthuyvo) is the new Multimedia Editor.

WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh, PA) -- Chuck Wolfertz (cwolfertz@hearst.com) is the new General Manager at this ABC affiliate.

The American Prospect (Washington, DC) -- Clare Malone (cmalone@prospect.org) has been promoted to Web Editor.

National Review (Washington, DC) -- Jonathan Strong (https://twitter.com/j_strong and jstrong@nationalreview.com) has joined the team as a Political Reporter.

Employee Benefits News (Arlington, VA) -- Editor Kelley Butler (https://twitter.com/kelleytheeditor) has left the publication.

WBZZ-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) -- Kelly Langenohl (https://twitter.com/KelOnAir) joins the afternoon drive time slot with Co-Host Mike Flick at Star Pittsburgh (https://twitter.com/StarPittsburgh).Kelly previously aired on KBHV-FM in State College, PA.

WTNT-AM (Washington, DC) -- Andy Parks (https://twitter.com/AndyParksTWT) has been let go from his afternoon talk show.

WVRT-FM (Williamsport, PA) -- Adam Schraf (adamschraf@clearchannel.com) is the new Program Director at this hits radio station (http://www.v97fm.com).

WXPN-FM (Philadelphia, PA) -- Weekend morning show Host Keith Brand is retiring after 27 years at the station. He hosted the program "Sleepy Hollow".

WAEB-FM (Allentown, PA) -- Program Director Jeff Hurley (jeffhurley@clearchannel.com) has been promoted to Operations Manager for the Clear Channel Harrisburg cluster group of radio stations.

WRC-TV (Washington, DC) -- Catherine Snyder (catherine.snyder@nbcuni.com) is the new Managing Editor and Matt Glassman (https://twitter.com/nbcmatt) is the new Assistant News Director.

WPVI-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Weekend Anchor Rob Jennings is freeing up all his weekends after over 35 years in the business in July with his retirement.

WJLA-TV (Washington, DC) -- Bob Ryan is wrapping up 30 years in the business as a Meteorologist in June.

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The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) -- Ben Volin (ben.volin@globe.com) has joined the paper as a Sports Reporter covering the New England Patriots. Previously he covered the Miami Dolphins for The Palm Beach Post. 

Bedford Minuteman (Concord, MA) -- Sam Perkins (sperkins@wickedlocal.com) is the new Editor for the paper. Previously, he worked for several publications in Massachusetts including The Boston Globe.

Arlington Advocate (Lexington, MA) -- Eileen Kennedy (ekennedy@wichkedlocal.com) is the new Editor for the paper. Previously she was the Editor at the Bedford Minuteman. 

WPRI-TV (Providence, RI) -- Reporter Kathryn Sotnik has left the station after five years and heads to Boston to report for NECN. 

WWYZ-FM (Harford, CT) -- Program Director Lance Tidwell is no longer at the station. He has been promoted, by Clear Channel, to Operations Manager of Clear Channel's seven-station cluster in Tucson, Arizona.

WEEI-FM/WEEI-AM  (Boston, MA) -- John Ryder (jryder@weei.com) has become the pre- and post-game host for the Boston Red Sox. Ryder has been with WEEI for the past 15 years.

WCAP-AM (Lowell, MA) -- Jeff Katz (katzcomment@outlook.com) has joined the station to do a one-minute commentary three times a day. Previously, he was a Host for WXKS-AM’s "Talk 1200" and he also fills in for the "Todd Schnitt Show". Both shows are owned by Clear Channel.

CSO (Framingham, MA) -- After assisting in the development and launch of CSO Magazine in 2002, Editor-in-Chief Derek Slater has stepped down and left the publication.

KOB-TV (Needham, MA) – Reporter and Morning Anchor Antoinette Antonio is no longer at the station.

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The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA) -- Ken Stickney (kstickney@theadvertiser.com) has been hired here as Business Editor. He formerly served as Executive Editor at The American Press in Lake Charles, LA. Stickney can be followed on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/TDAKenStickney while the paper has an account at http://www.twitter.com/theadvertiser.

Press-Register (Mobile, AL) -- Science/Environment Reporter Ben Raines has left the paper.

CNN (Atlanta, GA) -- Beginning June 10th Chris Cumo, KateBolduan, and Michaela Pereira will host "New Day," a new 6:00 - 9:00 a.m. CNN morning show.

Floridian View (Daytona Beach, FL) -- Patti Light (Editor@FloridianView.com) joins the Floridian View as Editor-in-Chief.

The Miami Herald (Miami, FL) -- John Dorschner has recently retired from the Miami Herald https://twitter.com/miamiherald as Healthcare Reporter.

WBTV-TV (Charlotte, NC) -- Former WPBN-TV (MI) Anchor Brody O’Connell has been hired by this CBS affiliate as a Reporter. The station has a Twitter account http://www.twitter.com/WBTV_News.

WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- 11Alive (http://www.twitter.com/11Alive) welcomes Reporter Jeremy Campbell. He arrives from sunny Tampa and (http://www.twitter.com/myfoxtampabay) WTVT-TV. Campbell can be emailed at jcampbell@11alive.com.

WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC) -- This NBC affiliate welcomes Sean Maroney (smaroney@wncn.com) as Weekend Anchor/Reporter. He arrives from the Voice of America. You can follow the station on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/NBC17.

WPTY-TV (Memphis, TN) -- Congratulations to Joy Lambert (JLambert@abc24.com) on her promotion to Morning Anchor at this ABC affiliate. She was Weekend Anchor/Reporter. The station can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/abc24.

WCCB-TV (Charlotte, NC) -- Evening Anchor Israel Balderas has left the station. He had been with the station since 2010.

WAVE-TV (Louisville, KY) -- New station, new name. Anchor Shannon Hori is now going by her married name of Shannon Cogan as she joins this NBC affiliate. She arrives from WFOR-TV in Miami. Her duties officially start July 1st.

Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC) -- Digital Media Editor Carol Hanner has left the paper. Christian Zavisca has taken over the position. Follow Zavisca on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/zaviscaWSJ?.

WILT-FM (Wilmington, NC) -- This Adult Contemporary station welcomes Mike Edwards as Program Director. He arrives from Curtis Media. He has also worked in Buffalo, Charlotte, San Fran and DC.

WLEX-TV (Lexington, KY) -- Anchor Lee Cruse can now also be heard on WVLK-AM. Cruse replaces Sue Wylie, who retired in March.

KWNW-FM (Memphis, TN) -- Night DJ Kwame Dankwa says goodbye to KWNW-FM (http://www.twitter.com/1019radionow) to return to his roots in New England.

WIWF-FM (North Charleston, SC) -- Bill West has been hired as Program Director at this County station. He also handles morning show duties. He arrives from WEZL-FM (http://www.twitter.com/1035wezl), also in the Charleston market.

Country Music Television (CMT) (Nashville, TN) -- Quinn Brown (quinn.brown@cmt.com) has joined on as an Executive Producer. He arrives from Fuse News. His resume also includes stops at ABC News and CNN.

WRHT-FM (Greenville, NC) -- Program Director Dylan McKay (dmckay@ibxmedia.com) has added Afternoon DJ duties to his responsibilities at this Country station. Follow the station on Twitter at https://twitter.com/963thunder.

WKYT-TV (Lexington, KY) -- Whitney Wetzel (whitney.wetzel@wkyt.com) is the newest Reporter at this CBS affiliate. She arrives from WDTV-TV in Bridgeport, WV.

WMXZ-FM (Charleston, SC) -- Jill Perry is the new Midday DJ at this Adult Contemporary station. You can follow the station at http://www.twitter.com/mix959radio.

WDJX-FM (Louisville, KY) -- Midday DJ Sarah Jordan (sarahjordan@mainlinelouisville.com) now also wears the Assistant Music Director hat at WDJX-FM. You can follow the station on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/997djx.

WLKY-TV (Louisville, KY) -- Anchor/Reporter Gary Parker has left the country to work for MundoFox as Bogota-based Anchor/Reporter.

WNCT-TV (Greenville, NC) -- WNCT-TV (http://www.twitter.com/wnct9) has hired Meteorologist Dontae Jones (djones@wnct.com) to handle the Morning/Noon newscasts. He arrives from Ohio.

WPSD-TV (Paducah, KY) -- Meteorologist Kyle Mounce has left WPSD-TV in KY to join WRTV-TV in Indianapolis as Weekend Meteorologist.

WTVY-TV (Dothan, AL) -- Congratulations to Kim Allen (Kim@wtvy.com) on his promotion from from Sports Director to News Director here. Allen also worked at cross-town rival WDHN-TV. WTVY-TV can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/wtvy4.

WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL) -- WFLA (https://twitter.com/WFLATampa) has recently added Julie Phillips and Bryan Bennett to the team of Meteorologists.

WINK-TV (Fort Myers, FL) -- Therese O’Shea (Therese.Oshea@WinkTV.com) joins WINK-TV as a reporter.

Capitol News Service (Tallahassee, FL) -- Matt Horn (MattH@FLANews.com) joins Capitol News Service as a Reporter covering political news.

WPLG-TV (Pembroke Park, FL) -- Andrea Torres (ATorres@WPLG.com) has left The Miami Herald to Join WPLG-TV as an Assignment Editor.

WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) -- Shannon Hori leaves CBS Miami (https://twitter.com/CBSMiami) as News Anchor.

WTSP-TV (Tampa, FL) -- Allison Kropff replaces Ginger Gadsen at CBS 10 News (https://twitter.com/WTSP10News) as morning and noon Anchor.

WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) -- Kelly Sullivan has left WBBH (https://twitter.com/NBC2_Newsdesk) as weekend Anchor.

WMFE-FM (Orlando, FL) -- LaFontaine Oliver is the new General Manager after a six-year stint as GM at WEAA-FM in Baltimore.

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The Detroit News (Detroit, Michigan) -- The Detroit News recently promoted Kelly Root (KRoot@DetNews.com) to Deputy Metro Editor.

WISH-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- Lori Wilson has been named (https://twitter.com/LoriWilsonNBC) Reporter and Evening Anchor for the station, joining in mid-June. Wilson is currently a general assignment Reporter and Anchor at WCAU-TV (https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia) in Philadelphia. You may follow WISH-TV on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WISH_TV.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago (Chicago, IL) -- Anchor/Reporter Susannah Collins has been relieved of her duties at SportsNet Central.

Journal & Courier (Lafayette, IN) -- Local News Editor Dorothy Schneider (https://twitter.com/DotSchneider) has left the publication to join the Rockford Register Star (https://twitter.com/rrstar) as Local Multimedia Editor for their website. 

Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago, IL) -- Food Critic Michael Nagrant has left the daily. The publication currently does not plan to replace Nagrant or publish any restaurant reviews. You may follow the Chicago Sun-Times on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/suntimes.

Daily Ledger (Canton, IL) -- Hannah Schrodt (hschrodt@cantondailyledger.com) has joined as a Reporter. She will cover community, local and regional news.

WXYZ-TV (Detroit, MI) -- After 33 years in broadcasting, Investigative Reporter Bill Proctor has retired.

WMXI-TV (Grand Rapids, MI) -- Tara Hernandez signs off as Sports Anchor at Fox News 17 (https://twitter.com/Fox17).

WWMT-TV (Grand Rapids, MI) -- Aaron Dimick (ADimick@WWMT.com) joins Channel 3 as a Reporter.

WXNT-AM/ WZPL-FM (Indianapolis, IN) -- Hunter (hunter@Z995.com) has been named Assistant Program Director for News/Talk station, WXNT-AM. He will remain as a Host and Assistant Program Director for Contemporary Hits station, WZPL-FM.

The Suburbanite (Springfield, OH) -- Reporter Erin Pustay (erin.pustay@thesuburbanite.com) has been promoted to Editor. She most recently served as News Reporter for sister Gatehouse Media paper, The Independent.

WRTV-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- Kyle Mounce (kyle.mounce@wrtv.com) joins the ABC station as Forecaster for the weekend evening newscasts. He comes from WPSD-TV in Paducah, Kentucky, where he served as Weeknight Meteorologist.

WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH) -- Ben Katko joins as Reporter/Multimedia Journalist at the Fox station. Katko comes from WDTV-TV in Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia, where he served as Reporter/Anchor.

WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Yona Gavino joins the NBC station as a Reporter from Bureau Reporter/Fill-in Anchor at WLUC-TV in Marquette, Michigan.

WXIN-TV/WTTV-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- News Director Kerri Cavanaugh joins the Fox-CW duo mid-June.

WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Morning Anchor Susan Carlson is no longer with the CBS station. You may follow WBBM-TV on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/cbschicago.

WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Catherine De Orio has been named the new Host of “Check, Please!”

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) -- David Paulsen is the new Breaking News Editor for the daily. He most recently served as Senior Online News Editor for FOX News Channel. You may follow Paulsen on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/thisispaulsen and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at: https://twitter.com/NewsHub.

The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN) -- Jay Harvey has retired as Performing Arts Critic for the daily. You may follow The Indianapolis Star on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/indystar and Jay Harvey at https://twitter.com/JayHarveyArts.

Advertising Age (Chicago, IL) -- Michael Sebastian (https://twitter.com/msebastian) has joined the trade magazine (https://twitter.com/adage) as a Reporter. He most recently served as Editor of PR Daily.

WFNI-AM (Indianapolis, IN) -- Kent Sterling and Chris Hagan are set to team up as Host of “Ahead of the Curve with Hagan and Sterling,” a weekend show set to air from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays for the Sports/Talk station. Sterling previously served as Program Director at WXOS-FM in Saint Louis. Hagan will continue on as Sports Director and Anchor at WXIN-TV in Indianapolis in addition to his new duties. For additional information go to http://www.1070thefan.com/aheadofthecurve

WKEF-TV (Dayton, OH) -- Alexandra Lewis joins the ABC affiliate as a General Assignment Reporter. Lewis previously served as a Freelance Reporter and Traffic Anchor at NBC affiliate KPRC-TV in Houston.

WTWO-TV (Terre Haute, IN) -- Tom McClahan is stepping down as News Director but will continue as Anchor for the NBC affiliate.

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KKCO-TV (Grand Junction, CO) -- Beejal Patel steps aboard as Anchor.

KDVR-TV (Denver, CO) -- Kirk Yuhnke (kirk.yuhnke@kdvr.com) is the new Morning Anchor.

KCNC-TV (Denver, CO) -- Nina Sparano is a new Reporter and fill-in Anchor at the station.

KCAU-TV (Sioux City, IA) -- Jack Brooks (jbrooks@kcautv.com) is the new News Director.

KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA) -- Anchor Katie Ward has left this CBS station.

Better Homes & Gardens (Des Moines, IA) -- Senior Editor Justin Hancock has left.

Duluth-Superior (Duluth, MN) -- Blogger Julie Morachik exits this magazine.

KMSP-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- This Fox affiliate has hired Cody Matz as a Meteorologist and Stephanie Gailhard as a Reporter.

WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- Jamie Yuccas (jyuccas@wcco.com) is the new Morning Anchor.

KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) -- Anchor Larry Conners is no longer with the station.

KRCG-TV (New Bloomfield, MO) -- News Director John Shelby exits this CBS affiliate.

KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Assistant News Director Brett Akagi is no longer at this NBC affiliate.

KETV-TV (Omaha, NE) -- Carol Wang (news@ketv.com) is the new multitasker at the station handing  Special Projects as a Producer and she will also be an Anchor and Reporter.

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) -- Dave Lieber is the new Investigative News Columnist. Lieber previously worked at Investigative News Columnist for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Lieber can be reached at davelieber@dallasnews.com

Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, NM) -- Tracy Roy (troy@lcsun-news.com) has been hired as the new My Las Cruces Editor at the paper. She is replacing the previous editor Amanda Bradford. Roy most recently was the Editor of the paper’s weekly entertainment publication, Pulse. Roy has also served as a Web editor for the paper.

KWTV-TV (Oklahoma City, OK) -- Chief Meteorologist Gary England has been selected to be inducted in to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame alongside 655 Oklahomans inductees. Since 1927 which the Oklahoma Hall of Fame was founded, Inductees names have been display at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum. England has been a part of the CBS affiliate News 9 news team for over 40 years as Chief Meteorologists. England will officially be inducted on November 7, 2013. He can be reached at ary.england@news9.net.

KPKX-FM (Phoenix, AZ) -- Mark Devine is the new Co-Host at this Adult Hits station joining current Host Monica Nelson. Devine is replacing Chris Parker. He previously was on the “Tim and Mark Show” at KDKB-FM in Phoenix until 2005.

KYOT-FM/KZZP-FM (Phoenix, AZ) -- Mat Mitchell will be the new Program Director for these two Clear Channel FM stations, and will also Host middays. Mitchell was most recently the Assistant Program Director at KRBE-FM in Houston.

KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ) -- Matt Brode has been named as Interim Chief Meteorologist at the station. Matt joins KVOA from KOIN-TV in Portland, OR, where he was a Meteorologist.

KOB-TV (Albuquerque, NM) -- Jorge Torres is joining the NBC affiliate as a Weekend Meteorologist. Torres was previously in El Paso at ABC affiliate KVIA-TV.

KKOB-FM (Albuquerque, NM) -- Carlos Duran (carlos@kobfm.com) has been hired as the new Program Director at the station. He will continue to host “Morning Mayhem.” Duran was the Assistant Program Director and has also served as Music Director at the station.

Santa Fean Magazine/Su Casa Magazine (Santa Fe, NM) -- Phil Parker has been named as an Associate Editor for the two Bella Media publications.

KINT-FM (EL Paso, TX) -- This Univision affiliate has appointed Uriel Posada as the News Director. Posada previously worked at Telemundo affiliate station KTDO-TV. Posada can be reached at uposada@intravision.com

CYY-FM (San Antonio, TX) -- COX Country Radio Morning Host Jeff Roper has exited the station after only being at the station less than 2 years. Roper joined KCYY in February, 2012.

WGNO-TV (Metairie, LA) -- This New Orleans ABC affiliate has hired Bill Wood as a News Reporter. Wood will be a reporter for the stations 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Wood previously worked at WFTX-TV as Host of the Fox affiliate’s morning show. Wood can be reached at wildbill@wgno.com.

KHFI-FM (Austin, TX) -- Edris Jenkins is the new nighttime Host. You can reach Jenkins at ej@clearchannel.com.

KFOR-TV (Tulsa, OK) -- Carlton Houston is the new News Director of the station. Houston replaces former News Director Mary Ann Eckstein who left the station after 33 years. Houston previously served as News Director at KTUL-TV in Tulsa since 2007. He began his career at KMBC-TV as a Reporter. You can reach Houston at chouston@ktul.com.

KHOU-TV (Houston, TX) -- Drew Shirley is the new Sports Producer, Shirley will join with Host Bob Allen to help produce daily sportscasts. Shirley previously worked Sports Director at KPLC-TV in Lake Charles LA. You can reach Shirley via email at: dshirley@khou.com.

KEYE-TV (Austin, TX) -- Reporter Walt Maciborski has been appointed Evening Co-Anchor of American-Statesman Report. Maciborski will Co-Anchor with Judy Maggio during the 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. evening newscast. Maciborski previously worked at KVUE-TV for 6 years. Maciborski is set to begin in his role in June 2013. He can be reached at news@keyetv.com.

WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX) -- Reporter Jonathan Betz has announced he will be stepping down from his role at the station in the beginning of June.

KCYY-FM (San Antonio, TX) -- Cox Media has appointed Brian Hatfield as the new Afternoon Drive Host for the station. Hatfield can be reached at brian.hatfield@coxinc.com.

KRBE-FM (Houston, TX) -- Cumulus Media Has announced Afternoon Host and Assistant Program Director Mat Mitchell has exited the station.

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U-T San Diego (San Diego, CA) -- Dan McSwain has been promoted from Op-Ed Writer to Business Columnist. Contact Dan via email at dan.mcswain@utsandiego.com.

Los Angeles Daily News (Woodland Hills, CA) -- The LA News Group welcomes Dennis McCarthy back. Dennis has come out of retirement to resume his weekly column for the Los Angeles Daily News and the entire LA News Group, nine papers in total. Contact Dennis via email at dmccarthynews@gmail.com.

KTLA-TV (Los Angeles, CA) -- KTLA welcomes new Reporters Courtney Friel and Kimberly Cheng. Olsen Ebright has been named Digital Executive Producer for the station.

Entrepreneur.com (Internet) -- Jenna Goudreau (jgoudreau@entrepreneur.com) joins as an Associate Editor. Jenna was previously with ForbesWoman.com.

Marin Independent Journal (Novato, CA) -- Robert Sterling (rsterling@marinij.com) joins the paper as Editor, replacing Doug Bunnell.

KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA) -- Araksya Karapetyan has been promoted from General Assignment Reporter to Morning Anchor for this Fox affiliate. Follow Araksya on Twitter at, http://twitter.com/Araksya. The station also welcomes Alexandra Limon as an Orange County Reporter. Follow Alexandra on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Fox11Alexandra.

Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) -- Two new journalists join the OC Register. Josh Stewart covers Tustin, CA and Eric Hartley covers crime/courtroom news for the regional section, The Current.

The Daily Pilot (Costa Mesa, CA) -- Alisha Gomez (alisha.gomezberman@latimes.com) has been named Managing Editor of this LA Times regional paper.

San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA) -- The SF Chronicle has named Jeffrey M. Johnson as Publisher, replacing Frank Vega who is retiring.

KNBC NBC4 Los Angeles (Burbank, CA) -- The NBC family mourns the loss of veteren Correspondent Don Oliver. Oliver had been with the NBC network for 25 years and was 76.

Pacific Northwest Region

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Beaverton Leader (Beaverton, OR) -- Findley Merritt (fmerritt@beavertonleader.com) has been brought on as a Features Reporter at the paper. Merritt previously covered Tigard and Tualatin local news for the paper’s publisher, The Oregonian. She has also worked as a Reporter for the Jackson Hole News & Guide, as well as the Washington Business Journal. Also at the paper, Miles Vance (mvance@oregonian.com) has been named as Sports Editor. Vance most recently held the same position for Beaverton Valley Times.

KXRK-FM (Salt Lake City, UT) -- Starting in June, Jon Smith will be the new Midday Host at the Alternative Rock station. He is taking over for current Host Marci Wiser. Smith previously was Program Director and morning at KZHK-FM in Saint George, UT.

KPTV-TV (Portland, OR) -- Nick Krupke has been brought on at the FOX affiliate as a Sports Reporter after over seven years at Eugene, OR station KVAL-TV. He starts June 24.

KDLT-TV (Sioux Falls, SD) -- Meagan Millage has been promoted to Evening Anchor at the NBC affiliate. She is currently Co-Anchor of the morning newscast, and will be replacing Jennifer Hudspeth.

Latin America Region

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Univision - KINT- TV (El Paso,TX) -- Univision has chosen Uriel Posadas to replace Zoltán Csanyi-Salcedo as News Director.

Univision - Noticias 27 - KLDO-TV (Laredo, TX) -- Univision has named Diana Castillo as News Director.

Noticiero Telemundo 52 - KVEA-TV (Burbank,CA) -- Producer Daisy Espinoza has joined Telemundo and will be in charge of its newscast.

Noticiero Telemundo - Telemundo Network (Miramar, FL) -- María Celeste Arrarás has returned to the anchor spot, becoming a Co-Anchor for “Noticiero Telemundo”.

WGEN-TV (Miami, FL) -- MundoFox has named Mauricio Cruz General Manager.

Univision - KINT- TV (El Paso, TX) -- As of June 15, Karla Mariscal will no longer be Co-Anchor of Noticas 26.

Mega TV Puerto Rico (Coconut Grove, FL) -- News Dirctor Miguel Cossio has joined MegaTV after resigning his post at America Teve.          

KEYE-TV (Austin, TX) -- Sarykarmen Rivera will no longer be reporting for Telemundo.

Mega TV Puerto Rico (Coconut Grove, FL) -- "Ahora con Oscar Haza" made its debut this month for Mega TV. It will air Monday to Friday, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Canada Region

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CFMI-FM (Vancouver, British Columbia) -- Ronnie Stanton is hired as Program Director. He arrives from CKZZ-FM, in Richmond, B.C.

LOULOU (Montréal, Quebec) -- Katherine Lalancette is promoted to Beauty Director from Beauty Editor.

SBC Skier (Toronto, Ontario) -- Jeff Schmuck joins as Editor. He replaces Jason Mousseau.

CBC Television Network (Toronto, Ontario) -- Executive Vice President of English Services Kirstine Stewart has exited.