Library officials in two southern Mississippi counties aren’t amused by Jon Stewart’s foray into publishing. Jackson and George counties have banned his best-selling "America (The Book)" over the satirical textbook's  nude depictions of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices. Robert Willits, director of the region’s library system, said that one picture has kept him from circulating the book. Wal-Mart has also refused to add the book to its shelves. The offending page features the faces of the justices superimposed over naked bodies with paper-doll cutouts of their robes.

Is the forecast at the Weather Channel calling for a hotties front? A former anchor at The Weather Channel has filed suit against the network, accusing it of dropping her from a high-ranking job to make way for younger, more attractive weatherwomen. Marny Stanier Midkiff, 42, claims she was booted in the fall of 2003 as part of a reputed "reorganization" of the channel. Midkiff says in her suit that her boss encouraged female personalities to wear more revealing shirts. She had reported for the network for 16 years.  

Michael Bair, long a TV sports executive with Cablevision, has been named president of MSG Networks effective Feb. 1. Bair, who has also held posts at HBO and Showtime, will run New York’s MSG Network and Fox Sports Net, in addition to MSG Radio, Gardenvision and MSG New Media.

Christine Baranski has joined the cast of ABC’s “In the Game,” playing a senior reporter.

Court TV afternoon anchor Nancy Grace of “Closing Arguments” has worked out a deal to moonlight as a host on CNN’s Headline News. Grace has filled in for Larry King in the past on CNN. She will retain her Court TV duties. 

Araceli De Leon has been named vice president and general manager for Telemundo Station Group’s independent Los Angeles station KWHY-TV. De Leon joined Telemundo in 2003 in the same post at Phoenix's KDRX-TV and Tucson's KHRR-TV.

  Jim Farley has been promoted to national program director for news/talk from vice president of news and programming for Bonneville's News WTOP-AM and FM in Washington, D.C., and simulcast partner WXTR in Frederick, M.D.

Greg Solk has been elevated to national program director of music at Bonneville’s Salt Lake City-based 37-station group. He was previously vice president of programming in Chicago.

Marty Thompson has been hired as program director of Infinity's Country WUBE in Cincinnati. He was previously director of oldies programming for Clear Channel in Las Vegas.

Rick Martini has been named program director of Infinity Broadcasting’s Rhythmic AC WNEW in New York. He was previously assistant program director of WCBS FM in New York.

Pat Fant has been named market manager for Cumulus' KRWP and KVST in Houston.

Dan Kearney has been appointed vice president and general manager of Cox Radio’s WSB -FM WBTS-FM in Atlanta. Kearney comes from sister Atlanta station 750 WSB-AM.  

With Thomas Wallace ascending to editorial director of Condé Nast last week, Klara Glowczewska has been named to succeed him as editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveler. She had been executive editor of the magazine for the past 12 years.

Mariama Todd has been named to the new position of strategic pricing manager at the Meredith Corporation. Todd previously served as associate business manager at Gruner & Jahr Publishing.

Lauri Metrose has been named vice president of communications for Paramount Network Television.

Meta Rosenberg, executive producer of “The Rockford Files” and recipient of four Emmy Awards, died in her sleep at the age of 89. She worked as an agent and a story editor and sold projects to networks such as “Hogan's Heroes.”