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Monday, November 9, 2009

Alternative media
For these runners, let the race begin 

Big stink: Col. Sanders at the UN 

The growing clout of digital signage 

A classic white dress shirt, on the cuff



Tuesday, November 10, 2009


Wednesday, November 11, 2009

TV This Week
'The real story behind the real thing'
CNBC promises to reveal secrets about Coca-Cola in a profile of the soft drink giant as it searches for the next hit beverage


People
Fox News critic Anita Dunn leaving White House 
The interim communications director accused the network
of carrying out a right-wing agenda. Anton Guitano rises to COO of CBS Local Media 
Richard Barry rises to on-air creative director at Nickelodeon International 
Roni Patel and Rita Akkari rise at WB International TV Distribution 
Katherine Pushkar becomes lifestyle editor at Better Homes and Gardens 
Katy Herniman becomes food director at Men's and Women's Health 
Joey Levin becomes CEO at Mindspark 
Melody Goede becomes business development director at LA Digital Post 
Reality dad Jon Gosselin countersuing TLC 
Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer join Hallmark's 'Murder Among Friends' 
Donald Trump and Omarosa working on TV One reality series

Wednesday, November 11, 2009



TV This Week
'The real story behind the real thing'
CNBC promises to reveal secrets about Coca-Cola in a profile of the soft drink giant as it searches for the next hit beverage


People
Fox News critic Anita Dunn leaving White House 
The interim communications director accused the network
of carrying out a right-wing agenda. Anton Guitano rises to COO of CBS Local Media 
Richard Barry rises to on-air creative director at Nickelodeon International 
Roni Patel and Rita Akkari rise at WB International TV Distribution 
Katherine Pushkar becomes lifestyle editor at Better Homes and Gardens 
Katy Herniman becomes food director at Men's and Women's Health 
Joey Levin becomes CEO at Mindspark 
Melody Goede becomes business development director at LA Digital Post 
Reality dad Jon Gosselin countersuing TLC 
Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer join Hallmark's 'Murder Among Friends' 
Donald Trump and Omarosa working on TV One reality series


Thursday, November 12, 2009

People
Ben Hurst returns to MTV 
He becomes VP of strategy at MTV Networks Entertainment
Group after a stint at Joost Vic Palumbo becomes director of integrated production at Deutsch L.A. 
Mark Stojack becomes senior leader at Walton|Isaacson 
Carrie Byrne and Corey Pilkington rise at Worktank 
Todd Zander rises to VP of digital media distribution at Discovery 
Julie Davenport rises to VP and GSM at CBS Interactive Music Group 
Aljit Joy rises to SVP of strategy at Comcast 
Lance Richard becomes VP of digital sales at Entercom 
Toronto Sun editor Lou Clancy retires 
Kara Corridan becomes health editor at Parents magazine 
Rob Weisbord rises to director of digital interactive marketing at Sinclair

Friday, November 13, 2009 

People
Jeffrey Tambor joins NBC pilot 
Former 'Arrested Development' actor will play a psychiatrist
in 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer'
Gary Wenzel becomes president at TBWA\WorldHealth 
Pilar Lamadrid rises to VP of specials at Telemundo 
Tom Staggs and Jay Rasulo switch jobs at Disney 
Laverne McKinnon becomes EVP of programming at Epix 
NY Daily News' David Ng and Marilyn Matlick leaving 
Steven White becomes West Division president at Comcast 
Marketing Research Association CEO Larry Brownell steps down 
Stephen A. Smith returns to the Philadelphia Inquirer 
Gary Parsons resigns as Sirius XM Radio chairman 
'Wipeout' contestant and former radio DJ Tom Sparks dies at age 33



Alternative media
A classic white dress shirt, on the cuff 
'Oops, sorry, didn't mean to offend' 

Mary Hatchet, not your sorority queen 

Now here's a car you just gotta love

People
Rena Sofer joins CBS's 'NCIS' 
The former '24' and 'Heroes' actress will have a recurring
role as a mysterious lawyer Allan Singer becomes EVP of distribution at OWN 
BusinessWeek president Keith Fox staying at McGraw-Hill 
Tom Siebert and Tessa Barrera join Huge 
Newsday columnist Saul Friedman leaving the newspaper 
Steve Schepke becomes VP of business development at Sometrics 
James Warren becomes editor of the Chicago Reader 
Chrissy Mahlmeister becomes assistant editor at Life.com 
Gregory Itzin returning to Fox's '24' 
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio joins USA's 'Law & Order: CI' 
Ryan Seacrest gets restraining order against suspected stalker

Tuesday. Nov. 3, 2009

People
Vivek Shah leaving Time Inc. 
After 15 years, the group president for digital will step
down at the end of 2010 Kevin Hayes becomes VP of sales at Bellatrix Media 
Doug Hall becomes senior editor at Organic Gardening 
Juan Vallejo and Paul Laureano rise at Fox Sports en Espanol 
Kim Harwood becomes director of advertising at Global Traveler 
Aaron Norris becomes president of development at AmericanLife TV 
Kevin Libkin rises to team sales manager at Continental Television Sales 
Mitch Glider and Jeremy Schumacher rise to VPs at Westwood One 
Angel Gambino becomes VP of business development at Sonico 
Oprah Winfrey narrating Discovery Channel's 'Life' 
Brent Barry becomes studio analyst at NBA TV

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

People
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosting the Oscars 
The duo will share the job at the 82nd annual event
airing March 7 on ABC Mitch Levy becomes ECD at Digitas 
Matt Dowshen becomes head of account management at Ogilvy 
Abigail Pesta rises to editor at large at Marie Claire 
JoAnn Grigioni rises to VP of talent at Comedy Central 
J. Mark Wirthlin becomes president and COO at The Modellers 
Elizabeth Chmurak becomes associate producer at CNN 
Stu Courtney becomes editor at ChicagoBreakingSports.com 
Jordan Hoffner joins Ben Silverman's Electus 
Brian Kroski becomes president and CEO at Artinfo 
Fox HR head Adrienne Gary leaving

Thursday, November 05, 2009

TV This Week
From Vegas, the music of Latinos
Big and loud, enough to drown out the Big Five networks in key demos as Univision hosts the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards


People
ABC lands Janet Jackson interview 
Robin Roberts will talk to the pop star in an hour-long
special airing Nov. 18 Amir Farhang rises to digital CD at 180 Los Angeles 
Momita SenGupta rises to SVP of production at MTVN Entertainment 
Brad Johnson becomes SVP of comedy development at CMT 
Richard Nalley rises to editor at ForbesLife 
CNN Productions head Mark Nelson leaving the network 
Denise Bennett becomes integrated sales marketing manager at NBCU 
Michelle Koruda becomes ad director at BlackBook Media 
Susan Plagemann becomes VP and publisher at Vogue 
Kurt Soller becomes assistant web editor at Esquire 
Reiko Aylesworth and Sarah Wynter join FX's 'Damages'

Friday, November 06, 2009


TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: 'SpongeBob' special on Nick; Saturday: 'Wanda Sykes' debut on Fox; Sunday: season finale of AMC's 'Mad Men'


People
Martha and Rachael trading appearances 
The syndicated talk show hosts will appear on each
other's programs on Nov. 12 and 13 R. Vann Graves becomes group CD at McCann N.Y. 
Carolyn Cramer becomes director of Canadian sales at Tribal Fusion 
Mike Lescarbeau rises to CEO at Carmichael Lynch 
Mick Mahoney becomes ECD at Euro RSCG London 
BusinessWeek online GM Roger Neal leaving 
Adam Freifeld rises and Chris McCloskey joins NBCU Sports 
Kyle Pope becomes editor of the New York Observer 
Dillon McDonald rises to CEO at Jumpstart Automotive Group 
Evan Smith becomes editor of the Texas Tribune 
Eileen Conlan becomes editor at SheFinds.com



Monday, October 26, 2009



Tuesday, October 27, 2009

TV This Week
Horror of horrors, Spike's 'Scream 2009'
Awards show honors the best in sci fi and horror, riding on the popularity of movies like 'Twilight' and HBO's 'True Blood'


People
Ricky Gervais hosting the Golden Globes
The comic will be the first emcee since John Larroquette
and Janine Turner in 1995 Ted Haller becomes director of agricultural media at True Media
Lori McFarling rises to CMO at Discovery Education
Stephen Moss becomes president and CEO at National Public Media
Breda O'Reilly becomes digital ad manager at The Atlantic
N. Christian Anderson III becomes publisher of The Oregonian
Michael Smith becomes GM of the Cooking Channel
Lindsay Powers becomes managing editor at ExtraTV.com
'Larry King' senior producer Mercedes Torres leaves
Joe Holley becomes politics reporter at the Houston Chronicle
Rosie O'Donnell launching Sirius XM radio show



Wednesday October 28, 2009

People
Hulk Hogan joins TNA Wrestling
But the former WWE star's role at the company has
yet to be revealed Clear Channel president Randall Mays stepping down
Ed Han becomes ECD at Walton | Isaacson
Roberta Haber becomes director of marketing at SGPTV
Robert Haskitt becomes CMO at Extreme Reach
Jolina Asuncion becomes director of sales at National TV Sales
Jim Brady running Politico's new Washington, D.C., news site
Fred Schulte becomes senior reporter at HuffPo Investigative Fund
Baird Helgeson becomes government reporter at the Star Tribune
Lisa Kudrow guesting on ABC's 'Cougar Town'
Idris Elba developing NBC drama

Thursday, October 29, 2009

People
CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith exits 
Smith will step down in January to become a consultant.
His first client? CBS. Colin Kinsella becomes North America president at Digitas 
Three become managing directors at Razorfish 
Ferdinand Daniele and Alexis Garber rise at McCann Erickson 
Kirk Heinlein becomes president at Blue Issue Agency 
Sarah Tomassi Lindman becomes EVP of program strategy at MTV 
Ryan Davis rises to president at Philly.com 
John Garcia rises to Latin America GM at WB International TV Distribution 
Steve Craddock becomes CTO at PCT International 
Summer Wilkie becomes senior communications manager at NBC News 
Sean Salo becomes director of marketing at Music Choice


Friday, October 30, 2009

TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: Epix launches with Madonna; Saturday: Syfy's Halloween 'Ghost Hunters;' Sunday: Brett Favre travels back to Green Bay


People
Boston Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley leaving
He'll step down at the end of the year, being replaced
by Christopher M. Mayer
Duncan Milner rises to CCO at TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Al Benoit becomes account director at TargetCast tcm
Adriana Ibanez rises to EVP of programming at Telemundo
Josh Wolk becomes entertainment editor at NYMag.com
Olga Casabona rises to VP of market insights at ImpreMedia
Bob Meyers becomes president and COO at TRA
Russell Kline rises to SVP of Latin America channel operations at SPT
Jim McGowan becomes digital SVP at Cookie Jar Entertainment
Marc Cherry signs new ABC Studios deal
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne hosting 'Monday Night Raw'

People
George Stephanopoulos filling in at ABC News 
'This Week' host will be Diane Sawyer's regular sub when
she takes over as 'World News' anchor Rene Yanes becomes LA sales manager at Delta Media 
David Hakensen rises to Minneapolis GM at Fleishman-Hillard 
Alejandro Lazo becomes metro staff writer at LA Times 
Jonathan Axelrod rises to president at Alan Ett Creative Group 
Gannett CEO Craig Dubow returns from medical leave 
Frank Wall rises to publisher at Money 
Shane McMahon leaving as WWE global media EVP 
David P. White becomes national executive director at SAG 
Samuel L. Jackson producing two CBS projects 
'The Hills'' Stephanie Pratt arrested for alleged DUI

Overnights
Easy Sunday win for NBC with football
Averages a 4.8 in 18-49s, with CBS No. 2 with a 4.0, driven by football overrun. ABC and Fox tie for third with a 3.2


People
Michelle Obama guesting on 'Jay Leno' 
In a short appearance the First Lady will answer 10 quick
questions from Leno Keren Perry-Shamir becomes product manager at Peer39 
Rachel Owens becomes director of marketing at Ponturo Management 
Brett Wilson becomes publisher at Parade 
Laura Schreffler becomes West Coast bureau chief at HollywoodLife 
Former FCC chair Reed Hundt joins D.C. law firm 
Brenda Turner becomes executive editor at USA Weekend 
Josh Dickey becomes deputy editor at TheWrap.com 
Jan Crawford Greenburg becomes chief legal correspondent at CBS 
Martin Tyler joins ESPN for 2010 World Cup 
Brooke Burke joins 'The Doctors'

Wednesday, October 21 2009

People
'Big Brother' winner accused of selling drugs 
Season nine champ Adam Jasinski allegedly used his winnings
to buy oxycodone and resell it Four join Ogilvy & Mather New York 
Jason Bellush becomes senior partner at Moroch Partners 
John Miller becomes SVP of original productions at WE tv 
Peter O. Price becomes media division president at Zumbox 
Jenna Carlesso becomes Hartford Courant reporter 
Judy Greer starring in ABC's 'I'm With Stupid' 
Sarah Palin sitting down with 'Oprah' 
Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic producing the Academy Awards 
Joss Whedon directing an episode of Fox's 'Glee' 
Producer Marc Guggenheim leaving ABC's 'FlashForward'

People
Michael Steele named Us Weekly editor
He rises from executive editor to editor in chief, replacing
the departed Janice Min
Martin Ortells becomes GM at McCann MIA
Chris Conderino and Mitchel G. Bader join Mercury Media
Julia Monti and Heather Caufield rise at The Rosen Group
Sharon Otterman becomes VP and CMO at MSNBC
Mark O'Leary becomes regional VP of business services at Comcast
Lauren McCollester and Jeeun Kim rise at NBC Universal
Neil Strow becomes sales director at Good Health Media
Melissa Bear and Michael Tenzer become SVPs at Comedy Central
David Courtney becomes CEO at JiWire
Carnie Wilson starring in GSN reality series


Friday, October 23, 2009



Tuesday, October 13, 2009

People
Carrie Underwood returning to Fox 
The former 'American Idol' winner will star in a holiday
special to air on Dec. 7 Peter Platt becomes CDO at Catalyst Direct 
Nada Stirratt becomes CRO at MySpace 
Karl Siebrecht becomes president and COO at AdReady 
Harumi Gondo becomes international coordinator of at UPI.com 
Alecia Dixon becomes VP of domestic TV sales at Starz 
Rush Limbaugh judging the 2010 Miss America Pageant 
Lauren Graham joins NBC's 'Parenthood' 
Newark mayor Cory Booker on 'Tonight' to settle feud 
Matthew Perry working on a new sitcom 
Radha Mitchell joins A&E's 'The Quickening'

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

People
Jon Gosselin ordered to return $180,000 
Court tells the 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' dad to put the
funds back by Oct. 26 Cole Hartman becomes SVP of marketing at Inter/Media Group 
Five rise to media directors at Harmelin Media 
Comedy Central programming president Lauren Corrao leaving 
Nancie Clare rises to editor at LA Times magazine LA 
William Simon rises to COO at Tennis Channel 
Tara Long becomes VP of U.S. alternative programming at E1 
Barry Schwabsky becomes art critic at The Nation 
Lori O'Connor rises to ad sales director at TV Guide 
Amy Sherman-Palladino working on a project at HBO 
Thomas Lennon developing NBC comedy

Thursday, October 15, 2009

People
Jon Gosselin ordered to return $180,000 
Court tells the 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' dad to put the
funds back by Oct. 26 Cole Hartman becomes SVP of marketing at Inter/Media Group 
Five rise to media directors at Harmelin Media 
Comedy Central programming president Lauren Corrao leaving 
Nancie Clare rises to editor at LA Times magazine LA 
William Simon rises to COO at Tennis Channel 
Tara Long becomes VP of U.S. alternative programming at E1 
Barry Schwabsky becomes art critic at The Nation 
Lori O'Connor rises to ad sales director at TV Guide 
Amy Sherman-Palladino working on a project at HBO 
Thomas Lennon developing NBC comedy


Friday, October 16, 2009

People
Ted Turner: 'I'd like to see me running Time Warner' 
Then, the mogul says, he'd make some changes to
CNN and Cartoon Network Four new hires at Tribal Fusion 
Mat Ranauro becomes SVP and director of interactive at Publicis 
Steve Piluso becomes East Coast managing director at PHD 
Steve Hasker becomes president of advertiser solutions at Nielsen 
Ted May rises to SVP of strategy at Synacor 
Martin Miller rises to TV editor at the Los Angeles Times 
Carol Lombardini rises to AMPTP president 
Richard Hatch ending his tax evasion sentence 
Taylor Swift hosting 'Saturday Night Live' 
Paige Turco and Barry Bostwick starring in NBC's 'The Mountain'




Monday, October 05, 2009

People
Rachel Bilson could be the 'Mother' 
She'll film a guest stint on the CBS sitcom. Could she
be the one for Ted? Paul Miller becomes interim CEO at Alpha Media Group 
Eugene Fuller becomes copywriter at Mother New York 
Richard Mettler becomes editor at Peepshow Post Productions 
Lisa Mao rises to VP of development at Hoff Productions 
Sander Schwartz leading FremantleMedia's kids division 
Scott Hocker becomes San Francisco editor at Tasting Table 
Four rise at the Federal Communications Commission 
Sharon Tal Yguado and Jason Simms rise at Fox International Channels 
Julianne Pepitone becomes associate web producer at CNNMoney.com 
Toledo Blade editor Ron Royhab retiring

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

People
Real-life drama: David Boreanaz gets the flu 
Production on Fox's 'Bones' shuts down for fear of
swine flu outbreak
Rich Ross becomes chairman at Walt Disney Studios 
Mark Rosenbaum becomes CFO at MySpace 
Neilan Tyree becomes CMO at David&Goliath 
Carey Witmer rises to VP and publisher at Family Circle 
Tiffany Thorpe rises to director of production ops at GMC 
Howard Handler becomes EVP of marketing at MSG Entertainment 
Mark Pasetksy officially becomes OK! managing editor 
Andy Gregor becomes COO at Hitviews 
Pei Hsieh suing Martha Stewart over firing 
Danny Comden working on 'The Intruders' at Fox



People
Lauren Graham may join 'Parenthood'
The 'Gilmore Girls' actress is in talks with NBC to take the
role vacated by Maura Tierney Will Hammond becomes creative director at TBWA\Chiat\Day
Four join the staff at Fanscape
Alex L. Vaickus rises to president at Playboy Enterprises
Charlie McNiff becomes VP of agency sales at Bauer Entertainment
Bill Bergmann and Jim Urick rise to VPs of finance at Starz
Linda Dupree becomes EVP of sales at Innerscope Research
Natalie Farsi leading mobile business at Warner Bros.
Douglas J. Rowe becomes senior editor at TVGuide.com
John Davison becomes EVP of content at GamePro Media
Migdalia Figueroa rises to VP of content at Telemundo

Thursday, October 08, 2009 

People
Levi Johnston posing for Playgirl 
The father of Sarah Palin's grandson will bare all for
the online magazine Rob DeFlorio leaves Mother New York 
Ari Weiss becomes creative director at 180 L.A. 
Steven DeLuca out as publisher of Details 
Lauren A. Meller becomes VP of communications at iVillage 
John Rosso rises to president at Citadel Media 
Tom Phillips becomes CEO at Media6Degrees 
MP Dunleavey becomes contributing editor at DailyWorth.com 
Jessica Taff joins YES's New Jersey Nets coverage 
Breanne George becomes editor in chief at Women's Running 
GM VP of U.S. sales Mark LaNeve leaving






Monday, September 28, 2009

People
Conan O'Brien suffers injury 
NBC aired a rerun on Friday after the 'Tonight Show'
host was hurt during a taping Ed Ling becomes managing director of global solutions at MEC 
Tom Gilmartin becomes creative director at DNA Seattle 
Andrew Ault becomes senior writer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky 
Ken Howard becomes SAG president 
Jerry Longarzo becomes head of business affairs at BermanBraun 
Mark Forscher becomes creative director at ABC News 
Patricia Zengerle rises to White House correspondent at Reuters 
Leah Wyar becomes beauty director at Cosmopolitan 
Annie Potts and Kim Zimmer starring in Hallmark's 'Freshman Father' 
Timothy Joseph Russert dies at age 85


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

People
Barry Sonnenfeld sticks with ABC 
The producer-director signs a first-look deal with the
network and ABC Studios Dave Penski rises to U.S. president at Zenith Media 
Michael Hoar becomes group account director at Story Worldwide 
Dennis Adamovich rises to SVP of brand and digital activation at Turner 
Sean Gallagher rises to online managing editor at the LA Times 
Jeff Price joins the board of directors at ClipSync 
Karrie Wolfe rises at RDF Media Group 
Kevin Whitmer rises to editor of the Newark Star-Ledger 
Jonathan Allen becomes a congressional reporter at Politico 
Alexia Tsotsis becomes web editor at SF Weekly 
Mary C. Hickey becomes deputy editor at Ladies' Home Journal


People
Bobby Valentine returns to ESPN 
The former Mets and Rangers manager will join
'Baseball Tonight' during the LCS Tom Blackett becomes UK chairman at Siegel+Gale 
Michael Smith becomes president of Forbes.com 
Lara Webb Barrett becomes partner at BeSeen Communications 
Mary Jo Romeo becomes VP of ad sales at Mochila 
Alexander Marin rises to SVP of distribution at Sony Pictures TV 
Shashi Seth becomes SVP of global ad products at AOL 
Mark Trammell becomes user research designer at Twitter 
Matthew Rose rising to WSJ Washington deputy bureau chief 
Robert Blackman becomes CEO at AmazingMail.com 
Seth Green developing Fox animated project

Thursday, October 01, 2009

TV This Week
Puzzling over the fate of CBS's 'CSI'
Too much is being made of last week's weaker debut compared to last season, but there's no doubt the aging drama is on a slide


People
Flavor Flav returning to high school 
The dropout will try to earn his diploma, on a reality
TV show of course Curt Detweiler becomes EVP and ECD at McCann Erickson NA 
Kash Sree becomes ECD at Pereira & O'Dell 
Jason Culbertson becomes CD at MRM Worldwide 
Luis Acevedo becomes CD at Cheil USA 
Edward Georger rises to EVP of ad sales at Crown Media Holdings 
Laurie Edwalds becomes ED of national accounts at Adspace 
Alex Maghen moves to CTO at MySpace 
Nicole Romanik becomes VP of business development at BBE 
Barry Vigoda becomes managing editor at ESPNDallas.com 
Former FCC chair Kevin Martin joins law firm Patton Boggs

Friday, October 02, 2009

People
James Franco guesting on 'General Hospital'
The actor will play a troublemaker in Port Charles during
November sweeps TV Guide publisher Pete Haeffner booted
Nick Jones becomes EVP at Arc Worldwide
Chris Llewellyn becomes president and CEO at FIPP
Lisa Fung rises at the Los Angeles Times
Jason Holzman rises to SVP of brand creative at USA
Ben Rubin becomes creative director of marketing at Planet Green
Zach Toback becomes VP of news operations at NBC News
Tim Arango going to Iraq for The New York Times
Mike Keenan becomes hockey analyst for MSG
Bethenny Frankel, Christian Siriano and Fabio Viviani get reality series



People
Steve Lanzano becomes TVB president 
The MPG COO will replace Christopher Rohrs at the Television
Bureau of Advertising beginning next year
Gordon H. Smith becomes CEO of the NAB 
Twelve rise at Hearst Magazines Digital Media 
Larry Aidem becomes president and CEO of RayV 
John Wells becomes president of Writers Guild of America, West 
Will Lee becomes executive editor at HollywoodLife.com 
Sydelle Moore becomes deputy web editor at The Hill 
Jill Chappell rises to editorial producer at CNN 
Penn and Teller starring in ABC project 
Shana Goldberg-Meehan writing ABC sitcom 
Editor Irving Kristol dies at age 89

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

People
Dan Rather gets his day in court 
New York State Supreme Court judge rejects CBS's
attempt to have the case dismissed Heather Locklear returning to 'Melrose Place' 
Erica Hoholick rises to MD at TBWA\Chiat\Day L.A. 
Cyril Lemaire becomes CMO at Genuine Interactive 
Rey Peralta becomes creative technologist at Mother NY 
Lauren McHale rises to director of sales at Katz Advantage Sports 
Danny Tepper becomes director of programming at DIY Network 
Alpha Media CEO Stephen Duggan resigns 
John French becomes CEO at Cygnus Business Media 
Olga Boyko becomes events editor at New York Daily News 
NATAS president Frank Radice resigns

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Overnights
Super premiere for CBS's 'NCIS: LA'
Averages a 4.3 in 18-49s, holding 93 percent of 'NCIS' lead-in, and 18.3 million total viewers, winning the night for the network


Broadcast recap
Broadcast season starts off with a bang
New and returning shows are turning in hefty ratings after a string of weak season starts. Even the Emmys show was up. (charts)


Television
Obama bumps 'Late' to four-year high
President's chat with Letterman draws 7.22 million, best since Oprah's 2005 appearance on the show, topping O'Brien and old rival Leno



Television
This fall, CBS also gets Wednesdays
Media planners and buyers credit its proven lineup on a night when the other broadcast networks are entirely revamping theirs


TV Reviews
'Modern Family,' fresh angle, and funny
New ABC sitcom mines the most familiar of all TV comedy genres without sinking into the mire of cliches we've come to expect


People
J.J. Abrams going for laughs
The 'Fringe' and 'Lost' creator is working on a new
medical comedy at Fox Nick Waters becomes CEO of Aegis Media Asia-Pacific
Donna Ebbs becomes programming SVP at Hasbro-Discovery network
Frank Kavilanz and Elizabeth Barrett move to ABC News Digital
Stuart Baxter rises to SEVP of European distribution at Sony Pictures TV
Hillary Duff and Estee Cross join Prevention magazine
Ryan Brown rises to House Beautiful's national home furnishings director
Diane Debrovner rises to deputy editor at Parents
Dave Sims and Doug Flutie join Versus' UFL team
Campbell Scott and Martin Short join FX's 'Damages'

Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill starring in Fox skating special

People
Stephen Root joins Fox's '24'
The actor will play a Department of Corrections officer
searching for a parolee Anne Fulenwider becomes executive editor at Marie Claire
Joe Lagani becomes SVP of ad sales at iVillage
Shari Weisenberg becomes SVP of marketing at Sundance Channel
Barry Chamberlain rises to EVP of sales at CBS Studios International
Ed Frazier becomes managing director at AmericanLife Network
Jody Salamirad becomes director of West Coast sales at Lotame
Steven B. Smith becomes SVP of publisher relations at PGA
David Kohl becomes EVP of sales at Vevo
Maggie Murphy becomes SVP of development at Cookie Jar
Natalie Zea joins FX's 'Lawman'

Friday, September 25, 2009

People
At 'L&O: CI,' a changing of the guard 
Original cast members Vincent D'Onofrio and 
Kathryn Erbe are leaving the USA show
The word: Mark Pasetsky becomes OK! editor 
Susie Fitzgerald becomes SVP of scripted development at AMC 
Laura Giacalone becomes VP of marketing at Planet Green 
Stephanie Bratcher and Carlen Dixon join the SEC Digital Network 
Weather Channel's Lisa Gersh moves to NBC News 
Caroline Campbell becomes VP of communications at AOL 
Al Sharpton hosting USA's 'WWE Monday Night Raw' 
Corynne Steindler joins HollywoodLife.com 
Jerry Bruckheimer developing another pilot for ABC 
Mark Burnett producing 'People's Choice Awards'





Monday, Sept. 14 2009