Fox National Cable Sports Networks has named Bob Thompson president. Thompson, who had previously been president of Fox Sports Networks, will oversee operations for the FSN national programming service, SPEED, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol and others.

Fox Regional Cable Sports Networks has also named a new president, Randy Freer. Freer had previously been chief operating officer at Fox Sports Networks and will oversee all areas of the networks, including local advertising sales.

MSNBC.com has hired Mark Marvel, Randy Smith and Mary Stenmark. Marvel, who was most recently the strategic sales manager for MSN Entertainment, will now work as a video sales evangelist, while Smith will be video and cross-media product manager. Stenmark, who was most recently national sales manager for City Business Journal Network, will now be regional sales manager for the South.

Entravision has hired David Burke as vice president of local sales, overseeing radio, TV and outdoor divisions. Burke was previously president of his own consulting firm. Entravision has also upped Eddie Melendez to vice president of national sales for radio and television.

Fortune magazine has made a number of new hires: Steven Koepp, previously of Time magazine, has joined as executive editor; Jerry Useem has rejoined the magazine as senior editor-at-large; Susan Z. Callaway has joined as a columnist covering the auto industry; David Whitford has moved from Fortune Small Business to Fortune as editor-at-large; and Jennifer Reingold, formerly at Fast Company, has joined as senior writer.

Hearst Magazines has rehired Scherri Roberts as vice president and director of human resources, replacing Ruth Diem, who has retired. Roberts had worked at Hearst Magazines before, leaving briefly in 2006. Prior to joining Hearst, Roberts had been director of human resources at Phase2Media.

Money magazine has made a number of new hires and promotions. Marlys Harris has rejoined the magazine as senior editor for its "Plan" and "Start" sections. Jennifer Merritt has joined as special projects editor, and April Bell is now associate art director, responsible for the design of feature and department pages. Asa Fitch has joined as a staff reporter, Cybele Weisser has been promoted to editor, responsible for the "Home" and "Invest" sections, and Carolyn Bigda and Amanda Gengler have both been promoted to writer-reporters.

Business 2.0 has hired Evelyn Nussenbaum as senior editor, responsible for the "What Works" section as well as overseeing advertising and media features. Nussenbaum had previously worked as a freelancer for The New York Times, Fortune and Wired.

Oak Hill Capital Partners has picked Randy Michaels, former CEO of Clear Channel Radio, to head up the nine-station local television group acquired from the New York Times Company earlier this month. Oak Hill has also made Bobby Lawrence chief operating officer of the new group.

The Wall Street Journal has named Michael Bergmeijer managing director of its operations in Europe, effective March 1. Bergmeijer, who was most recently with Dow Jones Newswires, is succeeding Jon Housman, who has moved to the newly created global Classified-Verticals Ventures group in New York.

Pro Cycling Tour, the organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, has made a number of additions to its marketing team for the 2007 racing season. The Davis Design Group, headed up by owner and president Jamie Davis, will join as the agency of record for the tour. Jory Reinhart, who had been a media intern with the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, will be marketing, sales and administrative assistant. Tom Doyle will be expo manager for the Triple Crown, assisting with corporate sponsorship sales and fulfillment needs.

HarperCollins is closing ReganBooks, the imprint created by ex-editor Judith Regan, fired during the uproar surrounding the ill-fated book and television deal with O.J. Simpson. In addition to the closing of the imprint, News Corp.s HarperCollins has laid off a number of employees working under that name.

Neal Shapiro, former president of NBC News, is expected to succeed chief executive officer William F. Baker at the Educational Broadcasting Corporation. According to the New York Times, Shapiro is expected to be named president of the EBC today with Baker as his deputy for a year.

When asked, "Who is your favorite TV personality?" Americans still say talk show host Oprah Winfrey. For the fifth year in a row, according to The Harris Poll, Winfrey is at the top of the list. "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart is second again, and Bill O'Reilly has moved up to third. In fourth place is a newcomer to the list: Hugh Laurie, who plays the nasty-but-brilliant Dr. House on Foxs "House." CBSs David Letterman and rival Jay Leno of NBC are fifth and sixth on the list, respectively.