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September 2012 Agility Updates by Region

New York Metro Region

CNN (New York, NY) -- Jonathan Noah (jonathan.noah@turner.com) has joined the New York Bureau as News Assistant.

CBS (New York, NY) -- Business Correspondent Anthony Mason joins Rebecca Jarvis (https://ja.twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis) as Anchor of CBS This Morning Saturday.(http://www.cbsnews.com/cbsthismorning/saturday/)

New York Observer (New York, NY) -- Aaron Gell (agell@observer.com) is the new Editor-in-Chief after Elizabeth Spiers parted ways with the magazine on August 30th.

Elle Magazine (New York, NY) -- Julie Schott (https://twitter.com/JR_Schott) is the new Beauty/Fitness Editor here.

Essence Magazine (New York, NY) -- Fashion Director Ellianna Placas parted ways with the magazine.

Remedy + (New York, NY) -- This healthy news magazine has ceased publication after 20 years.

Vice Magazine (New York, NY) -- Former baseball player Jose Canseco (https://twitter.com/JoseCanseco) is the newest Columnist. He is set to write a weekly column named, "Jose Can Say So".

WABC-TV (New York, NY) -- Camille Edwards was named Vice President of News here.

In Touch Weekly (New York, NY) -- Fashion/Beauty Market Editor Zahra Johnson has ended her employment with the magazine.

Time Magazine (New York, NY) -- Congratulations to Steven Snyder (https://twitter.com/TheSnydes) on  his promotion to Assistant Managing Editor.

Fast Company (New York, NY) -- Former New York Magazine Online Producer Jillian Goodman (https://twitter.com/goodjillian) is the new Assistant Editor here.

Good Housekeeping (New York, NY) -- Melanie Rud was promoted to Associate Beauty Editor. Caylin Harris was promoted to Assistant Editor.

Bloomberg Businessweek (New York, NY) -- Doug Cantor has been hired as Technology Editor.

InStyle Magazine (New York, NY) -- Fashion Director Hal Rubenstein parted ways with the magazine.

New York Magazine (New York, NY) -- Rebecca Rams (https://twitter.com/RebeccaRams) has joined the magazine as its new Fashion Editor.

Nylon Magazine (New York, NY) -- Rebecca Willa Davis has returned as Online Executive Editor.
Gotham Magazine (New York, NY) -- Former Field & Stream Digital Sales Manager David Katz was named Publisher.

Smart Money (New York, NY) -- Assistant Managing Editor Alice Hagge was promoted to Website Editor at this business magazine.

Shape Magazine (New York, NY) -- Brittany Risher is the new Online Associate Editor.

O, The Oprah Magazine (New York, NY) -- Assistant Fashion Editor Sara Mitzner has parted ways with the magazine.

The Architect's Newspaper (New York, NY) -- Executive Editor Julie Iovine left the paper. Managing Editor Alan Brake is her successor.

J-14 (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) -- Laura Knipping (lknipping@bauerpublishing.com) is the new Assistant Editor.  Previously she served as the Editorial Assistant for Woman’s World. 

New Jersey Herald (Newton, NJ) -- Carl Barbati (cbarbati@njherald.com) signs on as the new Sports Editor.  He also served with the paper as a Sports Editor from 2002 to 2003.  Prior to returning to the paper, he served as the Editor-in-Chief at the The Trentonian. 

Sports Illustrated (New York, NY) -- Matt Bean (matt.bean@simail.com) is the new Online Managing Editor of the website.

 

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USA Today (McLean, VA) -- Rachel George (rgeorge@usatoday.com), Brent Schrotenboer (bschrotenb@usatoday.com) and Jeffrey Martin (jemartin@usatoday.com) are the new Sports Reporters at America's paper.

WRC-TV (Washington, DC) -- Wendy Warren (https://twitter.com/wendywarren) has been named Digital Editorial Manager at this NBC affiliate.

The Washington Post (Washington, DC) -- Ex-Miami Herald Investigative Reporter Michael Sallah brings his skills to DC to become an Investigations Editor/Reporter at the Post.

Buzzfeed (Internet) -- Rebecca Berg (rebecca.berg@buzzfeed.com) is the new Capitol HIll Reporter.

Roll Call (Washington, DC) -- Editorial Director Mike Mills has left to join a non-profit organization.

WRTI-FM (Philadelphia, PA) -- Gregg Whiteside is the new Morning Show Host at this classical/jazz station.

The Root (Washington,DC) -- Keli Goff (keli.goff@theroot.com) is taking on the Political Analyst role here.

Philadelphia Magazine (Philadelphia, PA) -- Former Philly.com Football Reporter Sheil Kapadia (skapadia@phillymag.com) joins on to be the Philadelphia Eagles Football Reporter. Kapadia tweets here: https://twitter.com/SheilKapadia

AAA Going Places (Tampa Bay, FL) -- Jason Davis (jedavis@aaasouth.com) is the new Senior Editor at this travel magazine.

KTXA-TV (Dallas, TX) -- Reporter Keith Garvin has exited this CBS affiliate.

WRC-TV (Washington, DC) -- Tony Tull is a new Reporter at the station.

WTXF-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Kacie McDonnell (https://twitter.com/KacieMcDonnell) is the new Traffic Reporter at FOX 29.

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The Union Leader (Manchester, NH) -- Business Editor Michael Cote (mcote@unionleader.com) is handling Denis Paiste's duties while he is on sabbatical for a year.  Cote is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cotemj

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) -- Senior Assistant Sports Editor Greg Lee has moved to Florida to join the South Florida Sun Sentinel to become the new Sports Editor.  You can email him at glee@sunsentinel.com

Westport News (Fairfield, CT) -- Doug Bonjour (dbonjour@scni.com) is the new Sports Editor.  You can follow Bonjour on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DougBonjour.

WVIT-TV (West Harford, CT) -- Anchor Yvonne Nava is no longer at the station. 

WCVB-TV (Boston, MA) -- Kathy Curran (kcurran@hearst.com) is the new Investigative Reporter.  Previously she was the Investigative and Crime Reporter for WBZ-TV.  Curran is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/KathyReports.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA) -- Lois Norder (lnorder@ajc.com) is the new Investigations Editor here. She was formerly Managing Editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) -- Jaquetta White (jwhite3@tennessean.com has been hired as the new Music Industry Reporter. She arrives in Nashville from The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. The Tennessean can be followed at http://www.tennessean.com while The Times-Picayune can be followed at http://www.twitter.com/@NOLAnews. Finally, White has an account at http://www.twitter.com/jaquettawhite. Also, switching beats is Reporter Duane Gang. Gang (dgang@tennessean.com) now covers the environment, transportation and urban growth and development. He previously handled the courts.

News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.) -- Richard Barron (Dick.barron@news-record) has yet another title to add to his collection. The long-time newspaper man has been named Business Reporter here. He has previously held titles such as Assistant City Editor, News Reporter and Business Editor.

The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) -- Features Reporter Chanda Temple has left The News.

The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) -- Laura Keeley (lkeeley@newsobserver.com) is the new College Sports Writer here, covering Duke University. Keeley can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/laurakeeley.

The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) -- Bill Thompson (bthompson@postandcourier.com) has decided to lighten his workload so he has resigned as Staff Writer and will now be a Contributing Writer. Community News Editor Stephanie Harvin (sharvin@postandcourier.com) will pick up the slack left from his departure as a full-time Reporter.

CNN (Atlanta, GA) -- Jeremy Ryan has left CNN because he is ready for some football! Ryan was a National Desk Editor before joining the NFL Network as an Assignment Editor.

WNCN-TV (Raleigh, N.C.) -- Pam Saulsby (psaulsby@wncn.com) has been hired away from rival WRAL-TV to anchor at this NBC-affiliate.Saulsby had been with WRAL for 20 years.

WTVQ-TV (Lexington, KY) -- Veteran Reporter Greg Stotelmyer is no longer with this ABC-affiliate. He had been at the station since 1987.

WGCL-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- Marty Van Housen (marty.vanhousen@cbsatlanta.com) is the new Assistant News Director at this CBS station. He was News Director at WNCT-TV in Greenville, N.C. Other cities on his resume include St. Louis, Los Angeles and Jacksonville, FL.

WCTI-TV (New Bern, N.C.) -- Scott Nichols (snichols@wcti12.com) replaces Shane Moreland as News Director here. Nichols arrives from upstate New York where he served as ND for WEMT-TV in Elmira.

Southern Living (Birmingham, AL) -- Ron King (ron_king@timeinc.com) is traveling cross-country from San Francisco to New York as he accepts the role of Associate Publisher at this Time Inc. magazine. King has been with the publication before. Another change at SL is the signing of Hunter Lewis (hunter_lewis@timeinc.com) as Executive Editor. His start date is Sept. 10. Lewis arrives from Bon Appetit and Saveur.

WNCT-TV (Greenville, N.C.) -- Cliff Pyron (cpyron@wnct.com) is switching beats and stations as he moves from News Anchor at WWAY-TV in Wilmington to Sports Anchor at WNCT.

WWAY-TV (Wilmington, N.C.) -- Reporter Holden Kurwicki (hkurwicki@wwaytv3.com) has headed to the beach to join this ABC affiliate. He arrives from WNDU-TV in South Bend. Kurwicki can be followed at https://twitter.com/kwicknotes

WKQK-FM/WRVR-FM (Memphis, TN) -- Entercom-Memphis has laid off two employees. Morning DJ Karen Perrin (WKQK) and Afternoon DJ Bill Bannister (WRVR) have both been let go.

WLTX-TV (Columbia, S.C.) -- Reporter Stefani Tiso has left this Capital station to work for "The Jerry Springer Show" in Stamford, CT.

WSMV-TV (Nashville, TN) -- Adrianne Flores (Adrianne.Flores@wsmv.com) has been hired away from News 14 Carolina in Raleigh to report for this station. She replaces Caroline Moses.

WCNC-TV (Charlotte, N.C.) -- Two departures to announce here: Traffic Reporter Kristin Moore has moved to WNEM-TV in Michigan while Sports Director Greg Bailey joins Houston's KTRK-TV. He remains Sports Director in his native Texas.

WGXA-TV (Macon, GA) -- Anchor Mario Ramirez (mramirez@wcpo.com) has left the station to report for WCPO-TV in Cincy. He had been with WGXA for about two years.

WYFF-TV (Greenville, S.C.) -- Morning Anchor Beth Brotherton (bbrotherton@wyff4.com) should be with this NBC affiliate another year as she renewed her contract as Morning Anchor here.

WHBQ-TV (Memphis, TN) -- Lauren Johnson, Health Reporter and Morning Anchor, has left this Fox affiliate to join another Fox affiliate, WOFL-TV. WOFL-TV is in Orlando. Regardless of which station she is with, you can follow Johnson on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/laurendawn.

WUBB-FM (Hilton Head, S.C.) -- Billie Marshall (billie@bob1069.com) is the new Morning DJ at this country music station.

WRAL-TV (Raleigh, N.C.) -- Two departures to announce here: Sports Reporter Jason Jennings (jjennings@wfla.com) has moved to the Sunshine State to become Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter at WFLA-TV in Tampa. Reporter Stacy Davis has left the broadcast industry completely to work as Public Information Officer for the town of Clayton, N.C.

WSB-FM (Atlanta, GA) -- Chris Eagan (Chris.Eagan@coxradio.com) has been hired as Program Director at this adult contemporary music station. He replaces Lee Cagle, who can still be contacted at thecagle@aol.com.

WRMR-FM (Wilmington, N.C.) -- Program Director Dan Binder is no longer with Sunrise Broadcasting, owner of WRMR.

WKYT-TV (Lexington, KY) -- Reporter Jerrica Insco (jerrika.insco@wkyt.com) is moving from one sister station to another as she leaves WYMT-TV in Hazard, KY to join WKYT in Lexington, KY.

WAFF-TV (Huntsville, AL) -- Former WAGA-TV Reporter Charles Molineaux (cmolineux@waff.com) is now an Anchor/Reporter at this NBC affiliate.

WTVJ-TV (Miami, FL) -- Formerly of WFOR, Fort Lauderdale, Jawan Strader (jawan.strader@nbcuni.com) moves to South Florida's NBC6.

WTVT-TV (Tampa, FL) -- Anjuli Lohn (anjuli.lohn@foxtv.com) joins the team as a Multimedia Journalist. She was formerly with WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- Greg Lee (glee@sun-sentinel.com) is the new Sports Editor here.

WOFL-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Lauren Johnson (lauren.johnson@foxtv.com) is welcomed as new Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter. She was previously the health reporter at WHBQ-TV in Memphis, Tennessee.

WKCF-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Joel Schipper joins Orlando's News 13 as the Weekend Anchor.

News-Press (Ft. Myers, FL) -- Community News Reporter Mark Krzos has left the paper. The News-Press has a Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/thenewspress.

WTVJ-TV (Miami, FL) -- Sports Reporter Kristina Pink has left this NBC affiliate. Rumor has it she is moving cross country to Los Angeles. She has also worked at WGNO-TV in New Orleans.

AAA Going Places (Tampa Bay, FL) -- Jason Davis (jedavis@aaasouth.com) is the new Senior Editor at this travel magazine.

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Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago, IL) -- Federal Courts Reporter Natasha Korecki (nkorecki@suntimes.com) has changed beats and now covers politics. You may follow the Chicago Sun-Times on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/suntimes and Korecki at https://twitter.com/natashakorecki.
 
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) -- Investigative News Reporter M.L. Elrick (mlelrick@freepress.com) (https://twitter.com/elrick) is leaving the daily (https://twitter.com/freep) to join Detroit FOX affiliate WJBK-TV (https://twitter.com/FOX2News) in a similar capacity.

WISN-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Lori Waldon is leaving the ABC affiliate Hearst-owned station for a promotion to News Director at KCRA-TV; a Hearst owned station in Sacramento.

WDTN-TV (Dayton, OH) -- Katie Ussin (katie.ussin@wdtn.com) joins as Primary Anchor. Ussin comes from KULR-TV in Billings, Montana where she served in the same capacity.

WBEZ-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Marcus Gilmer (https://twitter.com/marcusgilmer) is ready to launch a new daily platform with Chicago Public Media, where he will share his views on Chicago and current news events. Gilmer is joining as a Blogger. He will take over the blog "Punching Up Chicago’s News," which was originally written by Justin Kaufmann.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago Architecture Critic and Author Cheryl Kent will offer reviews of new buildings and assessments of major design plans for the daily, while Pulitzer Prize-winning Architecture Critic Blair Kamin takes a year off for a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard. Longtime Reporter Ron Grossman (RGrossman@tribune.com) will concentrate on historic preservation issues and the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

Vintage Airplane (Green Bay, WI) -- Editor-in-Chief Henry Frautschy is set to retire from the trade magazine. Jim Busha will succeed Frautschy as the new Editor-in-Chief. You may contact the publication at vintage@eaa.org.

WXYZ-TV (Detroit, MI) -- Emmy award-winning Reporter Mary Conway has left the ABC affiliate. You may follow WXYZ-TV on Twitter at https://twitter.com/wxyzdetroit.

Beverage Industry (Chicago, IL) -- Editor Jennifer Zegler has left the trade publication. Former Managing Editor Jessica Jacobsen (jacobsenj@bnpmedia.com) will succeed Zegler.

Healthcare Design (Cleveland, OH) -- Kristin Zeit (kzeit@vendomegrp.com) has joined the trade as Editor-in-Chief. Zeit most recently served as Executive Editor and Associate Publisher at VM+SD - Visual Merchandising & Store Design magazine. You may follow Zeit on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/HCD_KZeit.

Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, WI) -- Mike Knuth (mknuth@gannett.com) has been named Executive Editor for the Gannett-owned daily. Knuth serves as Executive Editor for the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter and the Sheboygan Press, also owned by the Gannett Company.

Northville Record (Detroit, MI) -- Kurt Kuban (kkuban@hometownlife.com) has been named Editor at the weekly. Kuban replaces Cal Stone, who is Editor for the Record’s sister paper, the Novi News.

Lincoln Courier (Lincoln, IL) -- Jason Blasco (jason.blasco@lincolncourier.com) has been named Sports Editor for the daily. Blasco most recently served as a Sports Writer for the Minot Daily News.

WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH) -- Mario Ramirez has been named General Assignment Reporter at the ABC affiliate. He recently served as an Anchor at WGXA-TV in Macon, Georgia. Anchor Lance Barry has left the station. Barry had served the outlet as an Anchor, Reporter and Producer. Mekialaya White has joined the station as a Multimedia Journalist. White comes from KSNW-TV in Wichita, where she served in the same capacity. You may follow WCPO on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WCPO.

WFMJ-TV (Youngstown, OH) -- Lindsay McCoy is leaving WAKR-AM in Akron to join the NBC affiliate as Multimedia Journalist.

Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago, IL) -- The daily is planning to launch a Sunday supplement called "Splash." Susanna Negovan (susanna@suntimes.com) will serve as Editor for the weekly section that is set to cover style, society and celebrities.

Refinery29 (Chicago, IL) -- Rebecca Taras (rebecca.taras@refinery29.com) was named Chicago Editor at the fashion magazine. You may follow Refinery29 on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/Refinery29.

Crain's Detroit Business (Detroit, MI) -- Reporter Nancy Kaffer (https://twitter.com/nancykaffer) is set to leave the business trade to join the editorial board of the Detroit Free Press (https://twitter.com/freep).

WXIN-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- Walt Maciborski has been named Anchor at the Fox station. He previously served as Weeknight Anchor at KDAF-TV in Dallas.

WEHT-TV/WTVW-TV (Evansville, IN) -- Bob Freeman has been promoted to News Director for this duopoly. Freeman replaces Bob Walters who left the station in June.

WBAY-TV (Green Bay, WI) -- Jennifer Wilson joins the ABC affiliate as General Assignment Reporter and fill-in Anchor. Wilson comes from the CBS affiliate in Yakima where she served as Reporter/Anchor.

WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) -- Bill Kurtis (bkurtis@cbs.com) and Walter Jacobson (wdjacobson@cbs.com) are set to step down from their Anchor positions with the CBS station (https://twitter.com/CBSchicago) in February 2013. Rob Johnson (rsjohnson@cbs.com) (https://twitter.com/cbschicagorob) and Kate Sullivan, who currently anchor the 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. newscasts, will take over the 6:00 p.m. newscast in March.

The Detroit News (Detroit, MI) -- Jaclyn Trop has left her position as Automotive Reporter for the daily (https://twitter.com/detnews). Business Reporter Karl Henkel (https://twitter.com/karlhenk) (khenkel@detnews.com) who covered retail and casinos, will now cover the automotive beat. Josh Katzenstein (https://twitter.com/jkatzenstein_dn) (jkatzenstein@detnews.com) has joined the paper as a Sports Reporter. He will cover the NFL, the Detroit Lions and general assignments.

MLive.com (Ann Arbor, MI) -- Khalil AlHajal (kalhajal@mlive.com) has been named Government Reporter for the outlet. AlHajal most recently served as an Education Reporter at The Flint Journal. You may follow MLive.com on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/mlive and AlHajal at https://twitter.com/detroitkhalil.

WISH-TV (Indianapolis, IN) -- News Director Patti McGettigan has left the LIN Media owned CBS affiliate.

WDJT-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Genie Garner has been named News Director for this Weigel Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate (https://twitter.com/CBS58). Garner comes from KITV-TV in Honolulu, where she served in the same capacity. She replaces Grant Uitti, who left the station in June.
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WHBF-TV (Rock Island, IL) -- Natalie Zarowny (nzarowny@cbs4qc.com) has joined the CBS affiliate as a Reporter. She is the daughter of former Fox Chicago News Anchor and Weekend Co-Host for WGN-AM, Marianne Murciano.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) -- News Reporter Matthew Hathaway; Deputy Managing Editor of News Steve Parker; Assistant Metro Editor Tim Bross; General Assignment Reporter Marion Walker; and "Let’s Eat Section" Editor Judith Evans have exited this daily newspaper.

Springfield Lifestyle (Springfield, MO) -- This lifestyle magazine features local news, events and profiles of local denizens. Katie Barton (kbarton@lifestylepubs.com) is the Editor and Dennis Brady (DBrady@LifestylePubs.com) serves as the Publisher.

Ogden Publications (Topeka, KS) -- Natural Home & Garden and Herb Companion have merged to form Mother Earth Living (http://www.motherearthliving.com). The new title, headed by Editor-in-Chief Jessica Kellner (jkellner@ogdenpubs.com) will focus on organic foods, green sustainable living and housekeeping. The circulation is expected to be around 100,000.

KJCT-TV (Grand Junction, CO) -- Drew Wilkins (awilkins@kjct8.com) was promoted to News Director from Meteorologist/Anchor/Assignment Editor.

Climbing (Boulder, CO) -- Shannon Davis (sdavis@aimmedia.com) signs on as new Editor-in-Chief. She replaces Douglas MacDonald, who left.

KGAN-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Morning Anchor Jason Vincent (http://twitter.com/jasonvincent6) was hired at this CBS affiliate.

KWCH-TV (Wichita, KS) -- John Soares (http://twitter.com/11Connects_John) comes aboard as News Director at this CBS affiliate. He comes from Johnson City, TN, where he served as News Director at WJHL-TV.

KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- Weekend Anchor Blake McCoy (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/blake-mccoy/48/150/351) has been hired.

KQDS-TV (Duluth, MN) -- News Director Jason Vincent leaves, moving to KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- Edward Moody (http://twitter.com/EdwardMoodyIII) joins as Reporter and Evening Weekend Anchor. He arrives from WXIN-TV in Indianapolis.

KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN) -- Anchor Eric Kahnert is hired, arriving from KUSA-TV, in Denver. Vinetta Sawkar moves to the position of Reporter, from serving as Morning Anchor.

WDAF-TV  (Kansas City, MO) -- Karli Ritter is the new Morning Meteorologist at this FOX affiliate.

KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- News Director Peggy Phillip and Political and City Hall Reporter Chris Hernandez have left this NBC affiliate.

KOZL/KOLR-TV (Springfield, MO) -- Leo Henning is named Vice President and General Manager. Married couple and Co-Anchors Ashley Ketz (http://twitter.com/AshleyKetz) and Aaron Nolan (http://twitter.com/a_nolan) also step aboard.  News Director Polly Van Doren (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/polly-van-doren-orr/7/703/12) leaves to fill a News Director position with WKBW-TV in Buffalo.

KOTA/KDUH-TV (Scottsbluff, NE) -- Ryan Shea (http://twitter.com/kotatweets) joins as General Assignment Reporter. 

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Ft. Worth, TX) -- Numerous changes have occurred here. The following have been let go: Managing Editor Lori Norder; Film Critic Christopher Kelly; and Editorial Director Jill Labbe. There is no direct replacement for Labbe but a team of three will now be in charge of the Editorial Pages. Kathy Vetter (vetter@star-telegram.com) has been named Managing Editor of both print and online local news.

Dallas Child (Dallas, TX) -- Carrie Steingruber (carrie@dfwchild.com) has joined the staff of this parenting magazine as Web editor. The magazine can be followed at http://www.twitter.com/dallaschild1.

KDAF-TV (Dallas, TX) -- Larissa Hall (larhall@tribune.com) as been promoted to Director of Content. Prior to her promotion she was an Executive Producer at the station.

KRIV-TV (Houston, TX) -- Bob Morford (bob.morford@foxtv.com) is the new Assistant News Director here. He arrives from WCPO-TV in Cincy, where he was News Director.

KDAF-TV (Dallas, TX) -- News Reporter Giselle Phelps and Sports Reporter Chase Williams have both left. The station can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/the33news.

KXAS-TV (Dallas, TX) -- Former KOCO-TV Meteorologist Rick Mitchell will now be reporting weather for this NBC-owned station. Mitchell has also worked for WOI-TV in Des Moines and Accuweather in State College, Pa.

KOTV-TV (Oklahoma City, OK) -- After three years at this CBS affiliate Weekend Anchor Tara Vreeland has decided to move. The reason? She wants to be closer to her family in Colorado.

KRNB-FM (Dallas, TX) -- Antoine Davis has been hired as Afternoon DJ at this 105.7 station. He arrives from KBLX-FM (102.9) in San Francisco, where he spent eight years.

KTGX-FM (Tulsa, OK) -- Mr. J.J. Ryan has been hired as Program Director at this country music station. He arrives from KMCK-FM in Arkansas. Other stops along the way include WBBS-FM and WWHT-FM in Syracuse.

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Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) -- Marc Duvoisin (marc.duvoisin@latimes.com) has been promoted to Managing Editor, filling the position that was vacated last December when Davan Maharaj was promoted to Editor. Joy Press (joy.press@latimes.com) has also been promoted from Entertainment Editor to Books & Culture Editor. Dean Kuipers has bid farewell to the paper. Kuipers has accepted a position with Geostellar, a renewable energy analytics firm. Scott Kraft (scott.kraft@latimes.com) has been promoted to Deputy Managing Editor overseeing the front page, Column One and projects.

Los Angeles Magazine (Los Angeles, CA) -- Kristin Yinger joins LA Magazine as an Online Books Editor, replacing Jason Kehe who left the publication. Follow Yinger on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kying7.

Sunset Magazine (Menlo Park, CA) -- Miranda Crowell will be joining Sunset Magazine as the new Deputy Editor in a few months. Crowell is currently the Deputy Features Editor for Martha Stewart Living.

Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) -- Editorial Page Editor, Lisa Boyles is no longer with the paper. No replacement has been named yet.

Standard Pacific (Santa Barbara, CA) -- John Gravois has joined the publication as a Senior Features Editor. Gravois was previously with Washington Monthly and can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/johngravois.

U-T San Diego (San Diego, CA) -- Jay Posner (jay.posner@utsandiego.com) moves from the sports desk over to arts & entertainment, covering weekend and Sunday arts. Todd Adams (todd.adams@utsandiego.com) joins the paper from the Orlando Sentinel, replacing Posner as Sports Editor.

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) -- Higher Education Reporter Matt Krupnick has parted ways with the Bay Area News Group. There has been no replacement named.

MarketWatch.com (Internet) -- Former Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Editor, Jonathan Grim moves over to MarketWatch as Acting Editor. Follow MarketWatch on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MarketWatch.

Los Angeles Daily News (Woodland Hills, CA) -- Eric Hartley (eric.hartley@dailynews.com) joins the paper as a Reporter, covering crime and courts. Hartley was previously with The Capital in Annapolis, MD.

PC World (San Francisco, CA) -- Ginny Miles has left PC World. Assistant Editor Armando Rodriguez (arodriguez@pcworld.com) will now cover the phone beat.

PC Gamer (San Francisco, CA) -- Omri Petitte (omri@pcgamer.com) joins PC Gamer as an Associate Editor, after freelancing with the publication since 2011. Follow Petitte on Twitter at http://twitter.com/omripetitte.

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North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Lake Tahoe, NV)  -- Margaret Moran has been named as a Reporter. She replaces Jenell Schwab, who left the paper in June. Moran previously worked as a Staff Writer for the Lake Placid News.

Williston Daily Herald (Williston, ND) -- Payton Willey has joined on as a Reporter. She covers the local schools, as well as general news.

Phoenix Business Journal (Phoenix, AZ) -- Tim Gallen has been brought on at the Phoenix Business Journal as a Reporter. He will cover small business for the journal.

Daily Herald (Everett, WA) -- Peter Jackson has been named Editorial Page Editor at the paper. He was previously with Crosscut in Seattle. Jackson replaces Bob Bolerjack, who left the newspaper in June.

KATU-TV (Seattle, WA) -- Tiffani Lupenski has been promoted to News Director. She has been the Assistant News Director at the station for the past two years. She takes over for Don Pratt, who has taken the job as General Manager of KBOI-TV in Boise, Idaho.

KIMA/KEPR/KUNW/KLEW (Yakima/Lewiston, WA) -- David Praga has been promoted to Vice President of Fisher Communications. In this new role Praga will stay on as GM of KIMA-KEPR-KUNW in Yakima and KLEW in Lewiston. He has been General Manager at the stations since March 2011.

KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA) -- Jim Clayton, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of KOMO, has announced that he will retire at the end of the month. Janene Drafs will take over for Clayton. Drafs began her career at KOMO as a Sales Assistant and most recently has been the station’s Vice President and Station Manager.

KTNV-TV (Las Vegas, NV) -- Rikki Cheese has returned to the Anchor desk to host the 3:30 p.m. newscast on the ABC-affiliate KTNV. Cheese, who has spent the past few years as a Reporter, has been with KTNV since 2003. Also, Beth Fisher will join the morning newscast as an Anchor starting in September.

KHON-TV (Honolulu, HI) -- Rob DeMello has been promoted to Sports Director at this Fox affiliate.

KGMB/KHNL (Honolulu, HI) -- Jennifer Robbins has joined the station as a Meteorologist. Robbins was previously with KABC-TV in Los Angeles and KBOI-TV in Boise. Robbins will be a Reporter on the morning newscast and a Meteorologist on the weekends.

WDAZ-TV (Grand Forks, ND) -- Rob Hudson has been hired as Co-Anchor on ABC-affiliate WDAZ-TV. Hudson had been with KECI-TV in Missoula, MT, KARE-TV in Minneapolis and KSWB-TV in San Diego.

Latin America Region

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BBC Worldwide - Latin America (Buenos Aires,AR) -- Guillermo Sierra has been named General Manager of US Hispanic Content

Telemundo 52 - KVEA-TV (Burbank,CA) -- News Director Rick Morales has resigned.

Univision - Despierta America (Houston,TX) -- Johnny Lozada has joined on as a Host.

Univision - Aqui y Ahora (Miami,FL) -- Víctor Hugo Saavedra has resigned his position as Correspondent.

Univision - KWEX-TV (San Antonio, TX) -- Jeff Zimmerman has been named General Manager of Univision San Antonio.

Canada Region

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Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta) -- Travel Editor Lisa Monforton (http://twitter.com/lisamonforton)  has exited this publication.

The Huffington Post Canada (Toronto, Ontario) -- Lifestyle Managing Editor Lisa Yeung (http://twitter.com/LisaWhy) will manage the new section "Impact Vertical", focusing on issues and problem solving in Canadian society.

City Parent (Oakville, Ontario) -- Jane Mueller (http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/jane-muller/52/608/318) signs on as Editor-in-Chief. She rejoins the publication after leaving in 2009. She replaces Diane Tierney, who left.
 
The Fifth Estate (Toronto, Ontario) -- Mark Kelley was hired as Host at this CBC Television Network show (http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/).