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June 16, 2005


Kevan Boner is the new senior vice president and chief financial officer of NBC Universal Television Distribution, responsible for overseeing all finance activities for the domestic and international television distribution divisions.

There is no stopping Paris Hilton—not even protests from the Parents Television Council. The racy Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s ad that features the hotel heiress sudsing up a Bentley while clad in a revealing black swimsuit has met protest from the council. But the fast food chain is now taking the ad to the Midwest and Southeast markets.


What does a former head of state do after his tenure is over? Maybe get a radio talk show. That’s what Bill Clinton is reportedly considering. The former president may launch his own radio show, the New York Post reports. A family friend told the paper the ex-president has discussed the possibility with Clear Channel, though the company declined to comment.


Former Seattle Post-Intelligencer publisher J.D. Alexander died Tuesday of pulmonary hypertension. He was 66. He got his start as a reporter at The Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina. In 1967, he joined The Washington Post and later rose to assistant national editor. He also served as managing editor at the San Diego Union before joining the P-I in 1986 as executive editor. Alexander was publisher from 1993 to 2000.

In a moment tinged with irony, Rupert Murdoch read last rites in a mock ceremony marking the Reuters Group’s departure from Fleet Street in London. Reuters is the last news organization to close up its headquarters at the famed street that was once the epicenter of British print journalism. Murdoch, who read a hymn from Ecclesiasticus 44:1-15, is often blamed for that exodus.


Robert Horne has been named director of Cheil Communications America’s 3i Strategic Planning and Insights Group, responsible for overseeing new business and managing the agency’s account processes. He comes to CCA from Powderhorn Partners, a marketing consultancy he founded. Horne was also previously executive vice president and strategic integration director for Bates Advertising, Fitch Branding & Design, 141 Worldwide and Healthworld. 


Former Georgetown men’s basketball head coach Craig Esherick has been named vice president of athletic relations at CSTV Networks, responsible for connecting the network with the college sports community. While at Georgetown, he participated in 20 NCAA Division I tournaments. He was the head coach for men’s basketball from 1999 through 2004, ranking third among the school’s all-time basketball coach in victories with 103 wins.

Gen. Wesley Clark has joined the ranks at Fox News Channel as a military and foreign affairs analyst. The former NATO Supreme Allied Commander was previously a CNN contributor. In 2004, he ran as a Democratic presidential candidate but ended his bid after the Tennessee and Virginia primaries.


Kristy Buescher has been tapped to fill the newly created post of corporate newsstand director at CurtCo Media. She will oversee national distribution for all CurtCo titles, including Robb Report, Worth and Show Boats International. Buescher was vice president of operations at International Periodical Distributors where she had worked for more than 10 years.

Justin Smith has risen from general manager to president of The Week magazine, a Dennis Publishing title. He had been at his old post since the magazine launched in 2001. Smith was at The Economist Group for a couple of years before joining The Week.

William Nabers is out as Fortune’s top photo editor after 14 years at the magazine, according to Photo District News. He was promoted to that post last July, replacing Michele McNally, who became director of photography at The New York Times. No replacement has been hired yet. Nabers was previously picture editor for Meredith and Hachette Filipacchi.


Retired FBI agent W. Mark Felt has signed a deal with Universal Pictures and Playtone’s Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman for a movie about Deep Throat. Felt recently came out as the anonymous source who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break the Watergate scandal.

Michael H. Klein has risen to president of LFP Internet Group and Hustler TV parent company LFP Broadcasting. The two divisions recently combined.

 

 

 

 

 











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