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September 19, 2005


“Today Weekend Edition” co-anchor Campbell Brown has reportedly moved up as the top pick to replace “Today’s” Katie Couric, according to the rumor on the web. Brown got attention for her performance while covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Couric is considered a leading candidate for the nightly news anchor jobs at ABC and CBS.

Tom Kane has been named president and chief executive officer of Viacom Television Stations Group, overseeing operations of 40 local TV stations. He was previously the division’s president of sales. Prior to joining Viacom, he was president and general manager of the ABC station group flagship, WABC New York. Kane succeeds Fred Reynolds, who will become chief financial officer of the new CBS Corporation when it spins off from Viacom next year.

Also at the Viacom Television Stations Group, Dennis Swanson will continue as executive vice president and chief operations officer, and Anton Guitano will remain as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Peter Dunn will continue as president of Viacom Television Stations spot sales.


San Francisco radio personality Stephan Capen died last week at the age of 59. He had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Capen was on air in San Francisco for most of the 1980s. He started at progressive rock station KSAN FM in 1980. He was also the afternoon drive personality at WXRK K-Rock in New York from 1988-'89.

Reverend Oswald Hoffman died Sept. 8 at the age of 91. He was the longtime voice of the radio program “Lutheran Hour” and one of the best-known Protestant evangelists in America. He retired from the weekly show in 1988. Hoffman also wrote eight books, including "Hurry Home Where You Belong" and "God's Joyful Spirit."


Connecticut-based media agency Media Storm has added Jennifer Chittem to its staff as a media planner. She joins the agency from Icon International in Connecticut, where she served as senior media buyer in the print and out-of-home department.


Bill Graff has been named North American acquisition and co-production executive at Mercury Media. He will work with producers and domestic cable programmers to assist with the funding and acquisition of series and specials for international licensing.


Former DirecTV Executive vice president of marketing Neil Tiles has been tapped to replace founder Charles Hirschhorn as chief executive officer of Comcast's G4. The move is reportedly part of an overall plan to revamp the company.

Chris Rock has joined the lineup for the 2005 BET Comedy Awards. He also received three comedy award nominations. The taped Sept. 25 event will be hosted by Steve Harvey and will air on Sept. 27. Receiving the “2005 BET Comedy Icon Award” this year is Martin Lawrence.

Psychologist and author Dr. Joy Browne has teamed with Discovery Health Channel to produce a live daytime TV show that features a behind-the-scenes look at Browne’s radio show. “The Dr. Joy Browne Show” will show the doctor in the second hour of her syndicated relationship advice show on the WOR Radio Network.  


Vanity Fair associate publisher Paul Jowdy has been named publisher of Details magazine, effective Oct. 5. He replaces Chris Mitchell, who resigned earlier this week to become chief executive officer of furniture company BDDW. Prior to his current post at Vanity Fair, Jowdy was advertising director for Condé Nast Traveler. He also served as the sales development manager for Details when it was under Condé Nast.

Vogue editor at large Andre Leon Talley is taking heat for a comment he made on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” last week, saying that Vogue editor Anna Wintour does not like fat people. The remark drew immediate protest from Sandy Schaffer of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, The New York Daily News’ Lloyd Grove reports. Schaffer called the statement hateful and threatened to protest in front of Condé Nast's Times Square headquarters. Talley quickly backtracked that Wintour is concerned about people’s weight for health reasons. Winfrey, during the show, recounted how Wintour made her lose 30 pounds before she appeared in the magazine’s cover.

Sportswriter Nunyo Demasio is leaving the Washington Post to join Sports Illustrated. Demasio is credited by many for revitalizing the paper’s coverage of the Washington Redskins in the three years he was on the beat. His departure is the latest in a series of recent high-profile defections. Steve Coll moved to the New Yorker while political reporter Mike Allen joined Time.

 

 

 

 

 











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