Turner Broadcasting System has hired Harold Goings as director of business development. TBS has also moved Kris Nielsen-Refs to the same role, where they will both find and create new business opportunities for a variety of platforms.

Cox Media has promoted Shenika Corlette to GoScout Homes account executive. Corlette, who has been with Cox since May 2005, will be based in Hampton Roads, Va.

Openads has named James Bilefield chief executive. Bilefield was previously manager of European operations for Skype and also served as Yahoo's managing director of consumer and network services in Europe.

Family network Kaboose.com has hired Michelle Shinseki as editor in chief. She had previously been web site director and managing editor at Meredith Interactive.

Sesame Workshop has hired Jessica Moore as managing editor. Previously, Moore had been senior education producer at U.S. News and World Report.

While the Telemundo station in Los Angeles has been defending its TV anchor and on-camera reporter who is involved in a relationship with the city's embattled mayor, critics say the station needs to defend its own actions. Telemundo spokespeople have called Mirthala Salinas a “great reporter” and “professional” after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa admitted his relationship with her following months of speculation about the breakup of his marriage. A spokesman for the Spanish-language affiliate, whose network is owned by NBC Universal, says that Salinas moved off the political beat, including coverage of the mayor, nearly a year ago. Her current job is backup anchor and general correspondent. Critics say, however, that it was inappropriate for Salinas, who was working as the news anchor on June 8, to read the story of the mayor's announcement that he and his wife were separating. The mayor, who describes the relationship as a friendship that developed over time, is asking the media to respect his family’s privacy.

Telemundo Network has named Ken Wilkey senior vice president of broadcast operations. Wilkey was previously senior vice president of technology efforts for all NBC and Telemundo stations.

Rumor has it that two-time Emmy winner Dana Delaney, most recently of "Kidnapped," is in talks to join the cast of "Desperate Housewives" next season, playing a wife who moves to Wisteria Lane. Playing her husband might be Nathan Fillion from "Firefly" and most recently the film "Waitress."

The CW has cast Stephanie Niznik in its upcoming drama series "Life is Wild," playing the lawyer wife of a veterinarian, who both move to a South African game preserve with their children. Niznik is best known for playing Nina Feeney on "Everwood."

Entertainment Studios' show "Comics Unleashed," created and hosted by Byron Allen, has been renewed for this fall in the top three markets on WCBS/New York, KABC/Los Angeles and WCIU/Chicago. The series has also been renewed in 17 other markets with Clear Channel Television.

NBC has cast Brent Sexton in its upcoming drama series "Life." Sexton, of "Deadwood," will be playing the partner of a cop who was incorrectly incarcerated and is now returning to active duty on the force.

Raymond E. Douglas, an executive with The New York Times when the paper added color to its news pages, died Friday at the age of 58 from a pulmonary embolism. Douglas worked for Gannett until he joined The Times in 1990, and was involved in 1997 when the paper made broad changes to its format and introduced a wide range of color advertisements and photographs, as well as adding new sections. He served as vice president overseeing publishing and business computer systems at the paper and later VP for systems and technology for the NY Times Co.

Universal Trailer Corporation has hired John Hall as director of marketing communications. Hall had previously been director of corporate communications at Featherlite.

Clifford Public Relations has hired Michele Guthrie as executive assistant and office manager and Jessica Joyce as account executive. Guthrie comes from a payroll administrator position at Facility Solutions Group, while Joyce had been account executive at Loving + Company. Clifford has also promoted Andrea Davidoff from account coordinator to junior account executive.

Foothill Entertainment has elevated Patricia Ryan to executive vice president of sales for the company's international sales team.

Mandie Brady, the wife of comedian Wayne Brady, has filed for divorce, citing the classic irreconcilable differences. The two were married in 1999 and have one 4-year-old daughter, Maile. Three-time Emmy winner Brady has performed on the improv game show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and hosted "The Wayne Brady Show."

Will H. Schaefer, who composed music for TV shows like "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Jetsons," died Saturday of cancer at the age of 78. He composed and recorded music for more than 700 commercials, as well as writing background music for "The Flintsones," "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" and "The Tonight Show."